Last Wednesday (31), Athletico faced the Botafogo, for the match back in the eighths of the finals of the Brazilian Cup. In short, Hurricane entered the field with advantage for winning the first game by 3-2. However, the Rio team won the win playing at home for 1 to 0 and took the decision to the penalties. So, the Paraná club made it worth the fame of a cupkeeper and took the spot.
After the confrontation, in the traditional press conference, Paulo Turra spoke about Hurricane's strength in mata-mata, stressed that the team has a history of being a cop and made it clear that this year will not be different: "We have history in the Copa do Brasil, we have history being a cupeira team. This year will not be any different," he said.
In addition, the coach also talked about the performance of his team and the strategy used in the confrontation: "They were very resilient, they managed to manage. The strategy was to use our advantage and, even taking a goal before the 20 minutes and with a full house, we could handle it. We're in danger, but not so many. We are very strong," he explained.
Finally, with the ranking in the Brazilian Cup, Athletico now focuses its attention on the Brazilian Championship. In fact, it has just the Botafogo, the teams face each other on Saturday (3), at 6:30 p.m. ( Brasilia time), in Arena da Baixada. With 12 points added, Hurricane has a chance to reduce the difference for the leader of Brasileirão, who has 21.
