Pier Barrios: «We couldn't let one slip turn into a bad run» | OneFootball

After the blow of the poor performance against San Telmo, Colón needed a quick response—and they got it in Paraná, beating Patronato 2-0 to put the doubts behind them and, above all, to show an identity that had been lacking. Their captain, Pier Barrios, made that clear.

“The main goal was to change the image we left. Beyond the result, we were still bothered by what we showed the other day, because that’s not who we are as a team,” the defender said.

The circumstances were not easy either. The heat and the match conditions played their part, but Colón managed to rise above them: “It was tough because of both things, the weather and the game, but we’re leaving happy because not only did we win, we won well.”

Pier Barrios, straightforward at Colón The turning point came in the second half. Although the team had already controlled the ball in the first half, after the break they took a step forward in intensity and conviction. “We felt we had a little more in our legs and we went for it. The key was not to lose patience or our shape. We knew that sooner or later we were going to break through,” he explained.

Another aspect that pleased the captain was the team’s defensive solidity. After the specific mistakes against San Telmo, the team responded with an almost flawless match: “It was a tough week because of what happened, but this shows the character of the group. Colón is a solid team, one that takes the initiative, and we gave the kind of performance we wanted to give.”

The reaction was no coincidence. There was strong self-criticism behind closed doors. “We were very hard on ourselves. We know we’re at a club that has to be a protagonist, one that was built to compete at the top. We couldn’t allow one defeat to turn into a losing streak,” he stressed.

Barrios also highlighted the importance of picking up points away from home, something always crucial in such a tightly contested division: “Taking points on the road is very important, and it gets us back on track.”

On an individual level, there was also praise for one of the team’s key players: Ignacio Lago. “In such a tight division, having a different kind of player makes all the difference. Nacho did it again, he opened up the match, and that allowed us to manage it in a different way,” he said.

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