In a press conference this Wednesday, Unión Magdalena officially presented Jorge Luis Pinto as its new coach. The man from Santander, who assumes the technical direction of the team for the third time, was accompanied by Orlando Zúñiga, club manager, Carlos Dávila Abondano, representative of the board of directors, and Gilberto Arenas, physical trainer.
In his speech, Pinto expressed his commitment and excitement to return to the Banana Cyclone. “We are going to work with everything, we are going to give status to the team, to play well, to have a football personality and to handle tactical concepts. Today competition is key, to manage the concepts, and we are going to work hard. I have told it to the boys: we are going to move forward, we are going to win,” said Pinto.
The new coach called on the fans to join forces and support the team in this new stage.
“The fans are key, they also have to accompany us to the stadium to be strong. I invite the fans to be calm and patient, and to avoid clashes and disputes that do harm because when the stands or the stadium are suspended, the team suffers,” he emphasized. .
Pinto also highlighted the importance of improving specific aspects of the team’s game.
“Unión has to handle the ball better, without a doubt, that is fundamental. We have to put together an aggressive team that knows how to play football here and defend the square. Santa Marta was historically a fortress and we have to recover that winning mentality,” he said.
For his part, Gilberto Arenas, the team’s new physical trainer, expressed his enthusiasm for the challenge of working alongside Pinto.
“We are very happy to be here. The players are coming back from vacation, we have already had five training sessions, they have responded quite well, but we want to see more. Every day they are improving, with their weight they are also reaching the appropriate level, fat percentage, the muscular part. That is why we have all the time to work before the tournament, so that they are in shape. We are happy with what we have seen,” commented Arenas.
