“As long as mathematics gives, we are going to work to save the descent”: Claudio 'Mono' Rodríguez

The newly promoted Unión Magdalena celebrated his first second-division title in Colombia under the technical direction of Carlos Alberto Silva Socarras, who has just been dismissed from the samario team as head coach.

In his place came the experienced Argentine coach Claudio Rodríguez, who will have the task of improving this bad start to the season in which Cyclone Bananero records 10 losses, three draws and only two victories.

Already eliminated from the semi-finals of the League BetPlay I 2022 as a colero, the pressure for Unión is placed on the average accumulated in the relegation standings, where they also run last with a record of 0.6, not so distant from the 0.92 of Patriots of Boyacá, penultimate in the relegation standings.

Unión Magdalena has five first division matches left in the first half and another 20 in the championship ending 2022 to try to reverse history and save itself from a new category loss. At the same time, he will compete in the round of 16 of the 2022 BetPlay Cup against América de Cali on April 20 and May 11.

In this regard, the new technical director of Unión Magdalena spoke with the program El VBar of the Caracol Radio station to give his impressions about the current situation of the samarium painting and his desire to maintain the category in 2023.

Rodríguez, also known as El Mono, is the son of former technician Perfecto Rodriguez, who was champion with the Santa Marta team in 1968. He said that the sports director of the Cyclone Bananero called him exclusively to make him a contractual offer in the 2022 coffee football season:

Regarding what he plans to implement as a strategist for Union, Rodríguez stated that he will prioritize the mood aspect of his leaders in the remainder of the campaign in the first half of the year and in the Copa Colombia:

So far in the BetPlay I League 2022, Magdalena has conceded 19 goals against and has only converted seven goals in 15 matches, however, first of all odds, Mono will seek to have his score at zero after the bad sporting streak presented so far in the 20th box of the all-for-all:

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