Injured striker Hulk watched the match from home. Atletico draw with San Lorenzo On Tuesday (13), in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. Galo No. 7 posted a video on social media celebrating the only goal in black and white in the match, scored by Paulinho: “Good. He said, come on Galo.
Hulk’s partner found the net 13 minutes into the second half as Atletico lost 1-0 at Nuevo Gasometro in Buenos Aires. Midfielder Fausto Vera had a shot from outside the box saved by goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano, and Paulinho struck first time to level.
Away from the meadows
Hulk suffered an injury to his right calf in the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup against CRB on the first day of this month. Since then, the striker has missed important matches for Atlético, such as the second leg against Alagoas, the decision against San Lorenzo in the Libertadores, and the matches against Cruzeiro and Criciuma in the Brazilian championship.
Initial expectations were that the striker would be out for a month, but the trend is for him to return to action with the team sooner than expected. Until the first of next month, when Hulk will have completed exactly 31 days since the injury, Gallo will enter the field on four occasions.
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