Matías Budiño: Colón are a team that command respect | OneFootball

Matías Budiño, the brand-new goalkeeper for Colón, quickly joined the club and has already completed his medical examination and signed his contract. On Radio Gol 96.7, under the guidance of Darío Pignata, the goalkeeper from San Pedro made his first statements upon arriving in Santa Fe and shared his initial feelings and expectations for the upcoming season.

Arrival and First Impressions

Budiño, who comes from Estudiantes de Caseros after a great season, described the speed of his signing and his satisfaction with the reception: "I arrived on Monday night, I already knew that on Tuesday I had the medical examination and then the medical tests, luckily everything went well and in the afternoon I was able to sign the contract, so I'm happy because everything went well."

The 30-year-old goalkeeper highlighted the stature of the institution despite being in the Primera Nacional: "Clearly it means a lot, it remains a first division club even though it's in this category, I think it's just passing through." Budiño also praised the club's legacy: "It's needless to say that it's a club with a lot of history, and that history will demand a lot from me as well as from everyone who will be part of this year, it will keep us constantly challenged to achieve what we all want, which is promotion to the first division again." Additionally, he praised the club's facilities after his first visit: "I didn't know much, I arrived at the premises yesterday, and it's truly a beautiful place."

The Goal of Promotion

Asked about Colón's previous season, Budiño acknowledged that the team didn't have its best year and the difficulty of the category: "Yes, that's right, exactly, I think everyone knows they didn't have the best year and obviously it's a very competitive category throughout the entire tournament, it's really long and there are many matches, you can't afford to have bad games because you'll suffer."

Regarding the goals for 2026, the goalkeeper was emphatic and stated that the goal is clear and doesn't require further clarification: "No, there's no need to clarify those things, when you mention Colón, you mention a team that commands respect, obviously that respect must also be earned on the field, maintaining the hope of fighting for promotion, there's no other path here and the only path I know is to work day by day, to improve."

The Connection with Colotto and Medrán

Budiño shared that he already knew the sporting director Diego Colotto from his time at Quilmes, a relationship that facilitated his arrival: "I also know Diego a lot from Quilmes, we spent some time there and he had me in mind to join."

He also spoke positively about the coach Ezequiel Medrán, who was a goalkeeper: "And obviously you can talk a bit more, of course... he's a goalkeeper with a lot of experience, who has been through many clubs and that can also help me improve personally."

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