Matías Mansilla and Julián Palacios on the last-16 tie after training | OneFootball

This Wednesday, May 6, an open training session for the media was held at Casa Unión grounds starting at 9:30 a.m. Julián Palacios and Matías Mansilla spoke afterward.

“I think we deserved it because it confirms the semester we had. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that. And after that, calm, we’re training, correcting mistakes, trying to fine-tune those details so they come together and we can play a great match on Saturday,” said the midfielder when asked about the qualification secured on Monday.

“Fine-tune details, we’re also a great team. I think they have to worry too because we were a consistent team; I think we’re the second-highest scoring team. I also think they have to worry. So, nothing, calm, training and doing things right so everything goes well on Saturday,” he replied when asked how to play against Independiente Rivadavia.

Then, Julián made it clear that he does not consider it an advantage that the opponent is at a disadvantage for having a match today, Wednesday: “No, no, personally for me that’s a myth because a player always wants to play. (1:25) And it’s good to play every 3 or 4 days. But anyway, we’re focused on ourselves. We’re calm and we know we have an opportunity and we have to make the most of it.”

The full interview:

“I think that for the way we play, it’s positive. Then, well, today another championship starts, that’s the reality; it doesn’t matter how each team comes into it. We’ve played good away matches, maybe we were just lacking a few little things, but anyway, we’re full of hope to start a new tournament and, well, on the right foot,” said the goalkeeper when asked about his feelings on Independiente Rivadavia being the opponent.

Matías was asked whether, facing the highest-scoring team, he thought he would have more work to do, and he replied: “Yes, we know it’s going to be tough in every aspect. Maybe we have to think about the match in a different way — not with a different identity, not from how we’ve been doing things, but maybe with a little more balance, maybe attack better and not so much, and, well, be balanced when it comes to defending too, because we know it’s a team that is very powerful offensively, especially in transitions. So we’ll take the precautions we need to take, but always with our way of playing, which is what got us here.”

“Maybe what has happened to us in these last matches is that we reacted late; something always has to happen for us to start showing the unity we have. So, like I said, we’re working well, we’re going to go looking for the match. There’s also a reality: it’s going to be a long match. Maybe neither team will take as many risks as they usually do in the tournament, because, like I said, another phase begins.

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