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

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·10 Mei 2026

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

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.