Hulk highlights Atlético's away response after thrashing Chapecoense

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·03 de abril de 2026

Hulk highlights Atlético's away response after thrashing Chapecoense

After the convincing 4-0 win over Chapecoense at Arena Condá, forward Hulk praised Atlético’s result, especially because it marked the team’s first away victory in the Brazilian Championship.

Galo built the rout in the first half, going 3-0 up with goals from Bernard, Reinier — after an assist from Hulk — and Cuello. Then, in stoppage time of the second half, Dudu sealed the score. It was Atlético’s third win in the competition and ended a poor run away from home, as the team had come off four defeats in four away matches.

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In the mixed zone, Hulk revealed that the team’s performances away from Belo Horizonte had been discussed internally before the match:

A very important result. Before the match, the coach shared some information with us that caught us by surprise: up to that point, we were the worst away team in the Championship. We talked about it a lot and made it clear that only we could change that. This week was very good, Barba had time to work and show what he really wants.

The No. 7 also praised Atlético’s dominant display in the first half: “Proof of that was our first half, played with great intensity. I even said there that I don’t remember a first half as good as the one we put in here in recent years”, he added.

Regarding the drop in performance in the second half, Hulk treated the situation as natural and highlighted the team’s control of the match.

In the second half, it’s natural for the intensity to drop a little. We didn’t need to expose ourselves so much, it was a more controlled game, and in the end we still managed to score the fourth goal. We also had chances to score more. But the most important thing was the win, which gives us strength and motivation to keep working.

With the result, Atlético moved up to 10th place in the Brasileirão standings. The team returns to action next Sunday (03), when it hosts Athletico-PR at Arena MRV at 5:30 p.m. in the 10th round of the competition.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.