Madelón after the win in Córdoba: "Unión give their all, win or lose" | OneFootball

Leonardo Madelón valued the draw in Córdoba against Belgrano, which allowed him to finish in second place in Zone A and play the next match at home.

First, Madelón referred to the disallowed goal by Diego Díaz at the end. “I couldn’t see it, the referee and the linesman called it, VAR called it and you have to respect that. The result is good, they are two tough, hard-fighting teams, we knew about Belgrano’s need. I think it was a fair match, back and forth, each with their own tools. We defended well. If we had nailed the counterattack, we could have scored. We wanted to finish playing at home and we managed to do that.”

Regarding the regular phase, he said: “The players are good, the group is good, we’ve had a nice campaign. We’re good. It was a positive balance, now it’s knockout time, we’ll see who we get. We play at home, with our people, and we have to take advantage of that. Hopefully there will be several matches there.”

As for the opponent they might face in the round of 16, he specified that “Unión has to arrive in good shape, play a proper match, work hard, get physically ready. You don’t have to choose your opponent, when you’re in good shape you have to beat whoever you get. We’re all workers and the star is always the team.”

“We like playing at home, I told them we had to fight for that. We know what we want, the people love the group and the group loves the people. We’re playing with our hearts, there’s a beautiful sense of belonging, hopefully it’s enough for us,” he added.

Looking ahead, he said: “Now the immediate goal is to win the head-to-head, we’re in good shape. The opponent will also be in good shape. We’re mature, we’re going to need balance. We’re in Unión mode.”

“The players trust us. And then you have to play football, move the net because whoever moves the net is right. The best thing is that there are never any questions, no murmurs. Unión gives everything whether we win or lose”, he concluded.

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