Hulk: Cruzeiro were better vs Atlético-MG, eyes Brasileiro comeback | OneFootball

On this Thursday, in a match valid for the return leg of the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup, Cruzeiro hosted Atlético-MG at Mineirão, won 2-0 and advanced to the next stage of the competition. After the game, Hulk acknowledged Cruzeiro's superiority in the duel and projected the rest of the season for Galo.

"Of course, when you are eliminated from such an important competition, it's heavy, especially against our biggest rival. But that's football, two teams that work hard trying to bring out the best. Today it was them. Since I arrived here, I had never lost a knockout match to Cruzeiro. There's always a first time. I think they were better than us in the overall context, they deserved it. We have to work. Now I'm sure we're going to come back strong in the Brasileirão with the arrival of Sampaoli", he told Prime Video.

Atlético-MG had lost the first leg of the match, at Arena MRV, by 2-0. Therefore, the aggregate ended with a three-goal advantage in favor of Cabuloso, eliminating the team led by Leonardo Jardim from the competition.

Eliminated, Galo said goodbye to the Brazil Cup, while Cabuloso already knows that it will face Corinthians in the semifinal. The highlight of the qualification was the young forward Gui Negão, who scored again and also assisted Rodrigo Garro's goal.

With the elimination in the national tournament, the team from Minas Gerais is alive in one knockout competition: the South American Cup, where it advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Godoy Cruz and faces Bolívar in search of a semifinal spot. In the Brasileirão, it has 24 points, in 14th position. The team returns to the pitch next Sunday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), when it hosts Santos, at Arena MRV, for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

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