Sampaoli says that Hulk’s absence was crucial for athletic so as not to exceed young people

Sampaoli says that Hulk’s absence was crucial for athletic so as not to exceed young people


The coach underlines Rooster’s superiority in the tie without goals to the MRV Arena and says that the team deserved to go out victorious with “a lot of difference”




Atletico was in a tie without networks with the young Tuesday (30), although he created different possibilities to win at the MRV Arena. For the coach Jorge Sampaoli, his team would have added three points if Hulk was on the field in this 26th round of the Brazilian championship. The attacker, however, had to be suspended for the third yellow card in the previous round.

“I have a lot of respect for Hulk. And if today (Tuesday) it was not suspended, we counted on his frank. For me the team with him would have won the game,” said Sampaoli.

The commander also said that he was the best presentation of the team since he returned to his second spell to the club. For him, the team deserved more luck in front of Gauchos.

“It was a game that the team dominated from the beginning in the end. The best game since I am here, in the domain of a rival. The Blunt was missing who, with the density of the players who had the rival team in their area, we had many possibilities. So football, we had the opportunity to win a game, which we deserve to win with a lot of difference,” said Argentina.

Finally, Sampaoli admitted that Shirt 7 is a key player for the rooster with his final power and underlined how decisive he was in the previous rounds. Therefore, the coach does not hide the expectation for the return of the attacker for the team to improve the use in this season.

“When I talk about lifting the individual levels of athletes who can do it, we need Hulk, his goals. In previous games, he won the games. He is one of those players in the last third, the team has searched, but he has not had the precision of the times before. Hulk is training a lot to recover his normal level a lot and we need Sampaoli.

Despite the draw, Atletico gets a position

With the draw in their domains, Atletico appears with 29 points and has gained a position: he started occupying the 13th. Alvinegro’s team returns to the field next Saturday (4), when he will visit Fluminense in Maracanã. The game will be at 18:30 (Brasilia), for the 27th Brazilirão round.

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Source: Terra

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