Estigarribia hails Unión’s progress: ‘Keep running for your team-mate’ | OneFootball

Marcelo Estigarribia was one of Unión’s voices after the important win against Instituto. The forward focused on the team’s growth, as it managed to string together three victories and began finding better answers after an uneven start.

“The team is growing, it’s adding things. It’s also taking time. Key pieces from last season’s first team left, and different players came in. Little by little we’re improving with our teammates,” Estigarribia explained.

The value of victories for Unión

For the attacker, positive results are essential for the process to keep moving forward.

“It’s good that the positive results are coming so we can keep improving even more,” he stressed, while also highlighting the collective effort that made it possible to earn three consecutive wins.

Estigarribia also emphasized the weekly work: “I believe in the work we’ve been doing. Nobody gives you anything. I give a lot of credit to the team and to the work we do during the week.”

An identity based on effort, according to Estigarribia

The forward considered that one of the keys to Unión’s current moment is the commitment of its players.

“We can’t let up, we have to keep running, keep running for our teammate. The truth is that the team makes a tremendous effort and we’re leaving happy,” he said.

On the sending-off of Cristian Tarragona, who will not be able to play against Talleres, Estigarribia said the squad has alternatives to replace him: “He’s an important player and obviously he can bring a certain characteristic to our team, but there are other teammates who are waiting and they’re going to do it in the best way.”

Patience to turn the match around

Estigarribia also analyzed how Unión managed to recover against an Instituto side that came in as leader and with one of the best defenses in the championship.

“The key was patience in trying to make the most of the moments and find the spaces. It was a complicated match against an opponent that had been doing very well and that hadn’t conceded many goals,” he said.

And he closed with a positive view of the performance: “In the second half we showed a better side in our play and the combinations were very good. At times we were able to play well, although it was a match that cost us a great deal.”

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