Hugo Souza eyes Athletico-PR clash, thanks Corinthians after Brazil call-up | OneFootball

Goalkeeper Hugo Souza was called up to defend the Brazilian National Team, but his focus is, first and foremost, on Corinthians. Timão visits Athletico-PR this Wednesday, at 21:30 (Brasília time), at Arena da Baixada, in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.

Confident after the victory over Vasco, Corinthians is aware of the importance of building a good advantage in the first match of the confrontation. The Alvinegro paulista will decide at home, but Hugo Souza highlighted that the team will try to impose their game to take the lead in the knockout stage.

“Athletico-PR is a great team. If you look at the last few years, they were years in which they won a lot of things and always reached great competitions. Regardless of the moment they are living, it's a great team. It's a big club, we have to respect it in the same way. However, we worked very hard, we know exactly what we need to do on the field”, Hugo Souza projected in an interview with Corinthians TV.

“If we manage to impose our game, do what we trained, I think we'll be able to take an important first step to pursue this classification. It's a competition that we dream big, so we'll work on what was trained and give our best to secure our classification”, he continued.

Hugo celebrates call-up and thanks Corinthians

Last Monday, Hugo Souza received his second call-up in the 'Era Ancelotti' to the Brazilian National Team. The Corinthians goalkeeper was called up to compose the sector alongside Alisson, from Liverpool (ENG), and Bento, from Al-Nassr (ARA).

Corinthians' number 1 jersey valued the call-up and thanked Corinthians for all the support during his trajectory at the club. The goalkeeper has been one of the team's main highlights since he was hired. This year, for example, he was one of the protagonists in the Paulistão title by saving Veiga's penalty in the second game of the final.

“I want to thank you for the moment and for being able to live this again. Thank Corinthians, everyone who is in this club, because everyone is part of this moment and this achievement. Continue working in the same way, in the same way, because it was my work that took me there. This doesn't change. On the contrary, it only increases. I'm very happy to be living this again. I was with my family, along with my future wife, and I was able to celebrate this call-up. I hope it becomes more routine in my career, so I can fulfill my dream of being in a World Cup. Work even harder, because the more that is given, the more that is demanded. That's how I'll always face it”, Hugo celebrated.

Hugo's call-up to the National Team, however, worries Corinthians, especially after the advancement of the return game of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals. The duel is scheduled for September 10, while Brazil's last match will be on September 9 of the same month and will be in La Paz, Bolivia.

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