“He kicked on goal five times with the national team and he thinks he’s a star. I was there for seven years and I am still humble“. The pique of Hulk con Luiz Henrique at the end of the Atlético Mineiro-Botafogo last morning it had just started and it only got worse. In a prelude to what will be the Saturday November 30 in Buenos Aires the end of the Copa Libertadoresthose of Belo Horizonte and those of Rio de Janeiro tied at zero, which complicates the path of the seconds towards the title of the Series Awell the Palm treescurrent champion, has two consecutive victories by the two draws of its greatest rival, which has seen its advantage at the top of the table reduced from six points to just two. There are four days left, but, in the Spanish dawn of the next Wednesday 27-Nless than 72 hours from the big date at the Monumental de River Platehe ‘Stove‘and the ‘Verdao‘faces will be seen in the Allianz Parque of São Paulo.
Maybe the nerves for the imminence of this epilogue in which Botafogo can make history twice or drown on the shore twice, his non-sports problems with the sports betting plot and the reopened investigation against him, or the heat of the battle prior to the final affected the Petrópoliswho was expelled via OUR (with the match already over) for throwing a bottle at his host’s private security, so he joins the center-back’s loss for the same reason (this time with the ball still in play) Alexander Barboza. None will be in this Saturday’s decisive match against the Victory and, depending on what the committees dictate, they could see their presence compromised against the great rival for the championship. A blunder Luiz Henrique which can be seen as a shot in the foot of the aspirant to the gates of glory.
The most important player in Minerthe forward of 38 years Givanildo Vieira de Souzabetter known as Hulkexplained to rival players and coaches that the attitude of the former Real Betis had been reprehensible, accusing him of calling “fucking team” al Atléticowhich unleashed the anger of the former Zenit: “On the 30th we will play… Let’s see what shit we are“. Something more restrained before the media in a mixed zone, that of Campina Grande continued to censor Luiz Henrique: “He went for our substitute goalkeeper, I didn’t hear him. He came to (Matheus) Mendesat half-time of the game, and told him that the Atlético Mineiro is very weaka shit. What God bless them and may they win something, because we are going to fight to win in Argentina. He has everything to be a star, but it is not yet. He is having a great year, but he is still very far from being a star, too far. First you have to be a ‘crack’ as a person. May it serve you learning”,