Marcelo "Tucu" Molina on Sanjustino’s fine form: "We’re really excited" | OneFootball

San Justino is experiencing a significant moment in the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur (TRFA), having qualified for the semifinals of the Región Litoral Sur. In a conversation with "La Doce" on Radio Gol 96.7, head coach Marcelo "Tucu" Molina, a former Colón player, shared his feelings about the team's current situation and their set goals.

The San Justo team achieved an important victory against Atlético María Grande, winning both matches of the series 2-1, with an aggregate of 4-2. Molina highlighted the team's effort: "we had the opportunity to win both matches," which was "against a tough team, as all teams are at this stage of the regional."

Goals and the Next Opponent

The "Matador" team is now awaiting their opponent in the semifinals, which will be decided between Juventud de Gualeguaychú and Defensores de Pronunciamiento, a match that was recently suspended.

The coach explained the main goal for the season: "when we started this tournament, we aimed to improve on last year's campaign; last year we reached the quarterfinals and were eliminated." He added that the objective was "to try to improve what we did in this tournament, in the course of this tournament, and well, we managed to qualify first in the zone, then we faced a very tough opponent, like Atlético Paraná (…) now we face this."

Sabalero Pride and the Dream of First Division

As a former Colón player, Molina also spoke about his past with the Santa Fe club and his feelings for the institution. He still closely follows the Sabalero's current affairs: "Yes, we are always attentive and with the same hope as every beginning of the year, every new process or season start, to have the hope of returning to the first division again, that things are going well."

Molina was part of the squad that achieved promotion in 1995 under the management of Nelson Chabay. He recalled that moment with emotion: "being part of or being in the history of that squad that achieved promotion is a great pride for me because not only were there great players in this squad of high caliber, like Coco Ameli and Negro Ibarra, but also very good people."

Finally, "Tucu" concluded the interview by expressing his great motivation with the present of his current team: "we are very excited about this present and continuing to advance in this tournament, and working to go as far as possible in such a difficult tournament as the regional."

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