Leo Madelón after defeat to Boca: "If I can't fix it, someone else will"

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·3 October 2026

Leo Madelón after defeat to Boca: "If I can't fix it, someone else will"

After the heavy 3-0 defeat to Boca Juniors at La Bombonera, Unión head coach Leonardo Madelón analyzed his team’s performance in a press conference and expressed his pain over the club’s current situation.

Match analysis and the initial plan

The coach referred to the strategy devised to counter the Xeneize side:

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“We tried to come up with a plan to neutralize Boca, and it worked for us in the opening 15-20 minutes.”
“I was convinced we were going to play a very good match. We neutralized the entire midfield and I said, ‘Well, we’re doing fine.’ Then with just one cross after 20 minutes, they go 1-0 up and it knocks us down.”
“There’s a mistake we make, an unnecessary foul, and we lose our marking on the goal. Today you can’t make mistakes against Boca.”

Self-criticism, the break, and the idea of changes

Kily made it clear that he will use the days without competition to assess the team’s overall performance and make drastic decisions regarding the lineup:

“I’m going to reflect carefully over the weekend, it’ll be good to think. And if changes have to be made, changes will be made: there are no untouchable names here. We’ll have to see what’s best for Unión to move forward.”
“We have to win three or four of the remaining matches to qualify, so I have to get the players in the right frame of mind and convince them.”

He backed his players and took the blame

In a reflective message about the defeat and responsibility for poor results, the coach backed his squad:

“I always take responsibility for the defeat because I like to relieve the players of pressure and take weight off their shoulders.”
“When they won, the credit went to the players. Today we put out the best we had, and we tried to make the substitutions to improve. It’s hard, it’s not easy for me.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.