Mauro Pittón, Unión captain: «My team-mates always respected the badge» | OneFootball

Mauro Pittón, Unión’s captain, spoke after the loss to Independiente in the Copa Argentina and strongly backed both the squad and Leonardo Madelón.

The midfielder described the match as “an unusual game” and regretted the early red card that affected the team: “They scored two great goals and then we were down to ten men — that killed us.”

Despite the hard blow of the elimination, Pittón highlighted the group’s commitment throughout the semester: “I want to recognize every one of my teammates, who always respected the badge, the colors, and competed on every pitch.”

In addition, the captain referred to the refereeing and pointed out differences in the criteria: “There were moments when our fouls were yellow cards and some of theirs weren’t, but beyond that the team still went out there and competed.”

He also made clear the squad’s full support for Leonardo Madelón: “Leo supports us in everything and we always back him. He was the one who gave us confidence and made us believe in what we were doing.”

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