Madelón: ‘It’s a pleasure to lead this team because it plays well’ | OneFootball

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·10 Mei 2026

Madelón: ‘It’s a pleasure to lead this team because it plays well’

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After qualifying for the quarterfinals, Madelón highlighted his players’ commitment. He emphasized the squad’s intelligence in neutralizing a high-caliber opponent and praised the role of leaders such as Claudio Corvalán.

  • “Today the boys played with heart, truly. They gave everything.”
  • “It’s a pleasure for me to lead this team because it plays well… it reacts quickly to win the ball back. I’m very happy.”
  • “Unión is a tough team. It belongs among a select group of teams.”
  • “You have to be a fierce team—rebellious, aggressive, full of fury, alert, attentive. Live the match.”
  • “There were 20 of us out there on the field against 20,000 outside. The team played freely.”
  • “We put them under pressure when we scored the first goal. They immediately started feeling it. They were making mistakes.”
  • “What’s outside doesn’t matter… We had to focus on those 103 meters long by 70 wide. And the team focused on that.”

On specific names:

  • “What he did (Corvalán) is highly commendable. Today he spoke like a captain before the match.”
  • “Lautaro [Vargas] marked him well, very well [against Villa]… In fact, he took the game to Villa and Villa couldn’t keep up with him.”

Looking ahead

  • “There’s no big secret, the group is doing well… it’s just one step, we mustn’t get carried away.”
  • “I think the Unión way is working. This model is working well. So we don’t need to change either.”
  • “Simply recover and have the people believe. Believe and grow.”

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

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