This Wednesday, Lima Alliance has the great challenge of facing Atletico Mineirofor the third day of the group stage of the Libertadores Cup 2023. Although the blue and white team leads their group in the international competition -with four points-, this is not the time to be overconfident, especially with a rival whose great figure is the Hulk. For example, last weekend he was the hero of his team by scoring a double (10 and 84 minutes) in the 2-1 victory over Atlético Paranense; In addition, he is the top scorer for the team led by Eduardo Coudet, with 16 goals in 20 games.
With 36 years on, Hulk remains valid in Brazilian soccer, being the greatest scoring exponent this season, with 16 annotations this year, between Campeonato Mineiro (11), Brasileirao (2), Copa do Brasil (1) and Libertadores Cup (2). Now, his next target is Alianza Lima, so that “Gallo” can get his first three points in Group G of the Libertadores. What did the attacker say about it?
“We know the importance of this game, because we didn’t get points [0 de 6 posibles] in the first two games. We also know the difficulty we are going to face in the Copa Libertadores. We want to score and win our first three points. We will arrive focused and achieve a new goal”, highlighted the striker to the Brazilian medium Itatiaia.
the box Eduardo Coudet He got his first victory last Saturday, after four games without knowing victories: two defeats and two draws between the First Division of Brazil, the Brazilian Cup and the Copa Libertadores; In the midst of this, the ‘Chacho’ staff marches more mentally, with the slogan of prevailing over those led by Guillermo Salas. The commitment is this Wednesday at 7:30 pm in Belo Horizonte.
However, there will be casualties in the host team, as they cannot count on winger Mariano and striker Paulinho, who are suspended. Likewise, Jemerson, Maurício Lemos, Patrick and Saravia left Saturday’s match complaining of pain, for which they are being evaluated by the club’s Medical Department, in order to define whether or not they can play the game against the Blue and Whites.
Despite this, it is not all bad news for the ‘Rooster’, since they will be able to count on Cristian Pavón, who has already served the six-game ban and will be back for Wednesday’s clash. In this way, the striker will have the chance to debut in the continental competition with the Brazilian squad, thus forming the next eleven against the Victorians: Everson, Saravia (Edenilson), Lemos, Jemerson (Bruno Fuchs), Rubens; Otávio, Edenilson (Battaglia), Zaracho, Patrick (Hyoran), Pavon and Hulk.
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