Atlético-MG took 50 years to win the Brazilian Championship again. After the fast, it took him 13 days to celebrate a new national title. The team from Alvinegro defeated Athletico by 2-1, on Wednesday night (15), in Curitiba, and won the Copa do Brasil.
The cup had already been very well underway last Sunday (12), with a victory by 4-0 at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte, in the first game. In the return match, at Arena da Baixada, Keno and Hulk scored. Jaderson cashed in at the end.
Minas Gerais champion in the first half, the squad led by Cuca ends the season with an unprecedented triple crown in athletic history.
Since its founding in 1908, the club has hit the bar twice. In 2013, the year he won the Libertadores for the first time, he had also been state champion, but he didn’t get his third title. In the following season, he won the Recopa Sudamericana and the Copa do Brasil, without success in his search for a third trophy.
The year 2021, therefore, will be marked as the year in which the Minas Gerais team won the most titles in its 113-year history. In the Copa Libertadores, this time, the journey stopped in the semifinals.
The triple crown makes Atlético equal the feat of its greatest rival, Cruzeiro. In 2003, the celestial team won the Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Brazilian Nationals. The brand was a reason for provocation to the athletes, who are now celebrating yet another achievement while the opponent is stuck in Serie B.
Before celebrating their new achievement, the Atleticans went through a tense moment on their arrival at the Arena da Baixada. The buses carrying the delegation were hit by several objects thrown by Athletico fans. Nobody got hurt.
On the field, with an unprecedented advantage in the finals of the Copa do Brasil, a tournament that started in 1989, Cuca’s team showed that the intimidation attempt had no effect. On the contrary, even in the first half, the visitors expanded the aggregate score of the decision.
On minute 19, Pedro Rocha, chosen to replace Nikão, injured, even opened the scoring, however the goal was disallowed because he led the ball with his hand. Five minutes later, at 19, the Minas team opened the scoring with Keno after a counterattack.
Before the break, Hulk almost made one more, for coverage. In the second stage, Athletico had another goal disallowed, in the 10th minute. This time, Vinicius Mingotti shook the net, but the video review confirmed the offside noted by the flag.
At 30, Hulk made the second of the visitors, after a counterattack that left him in the face of goal.
With 6-0 on the aggregate scoreboard, the Atletico fans only enjoyed the game even more while waiting for the final whistle. Athletico fans did not stop supporting the team and also sang until the end of the match. At least they could celebrate Jaderson’s goal of honor at 41.
Adding the awards for the achievements of the Brazilian Championship and the Copa do Brasil, Atlético-MG will pocket R$ 104 million — R$ 33 million for the consecutive points tournament and R$ 71 for the knock-out tournament.
Athletico, on the other hand, takes BRL 23 million, which will be added to the BRL 15 million accumulated until the final, in addition to the BRL 37 million for the Copa Sudamericana title, won in November.
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