At 38 years old, Brian “Oso” Díaz is the captain of La Unión de Colón that finished as leader in the Entre Ríos Division, and last Sunday he obtained the ticket to the Semifinals where he will face Tokio de Posadas.
The group led by Guastavino will face Tokio de Posadas starting this Monday, with the particularity that this time the rival has the sporting advantage, for which the series will begin at the “Carlos José Delasoie” and then transfer the definition to Misiones . The experienced Red captain spoke with the club’s official press about what is happening and what is to come.
The point guard began by talking about how he sees the team in these instances, mostly knowing that the Playoffs have a different tint from the rest: “I see the team as very committed, eager to continue competing. The days that we had once we finished the first part of the tournament, were very good for us to work physically and adjust different things that were presented throughout the 26 games of the Regular Phase”. In addition to this, he also expressed that the key for the team to be where they are today was having understood the human material they have to compete until the last, highlighting the union of the group. Within this last situation regarding the team, he highlighted the importance of the support of the people who are in the day to day, as well as that in the moments where there were sports downturns, they banked each other as a group.
On the other hand, they asked about the differences between the Regular Phase and the Playoffs that involves crossing teams from other areas: “The Entre Ríos Division was very even, there was tough competition due to the number of teams that make it up. We played 10 more games than in NEA, which, although it implies greater wear and tear, also leads to us having a longer run as a team.” Specifically speaking of the series that he had to face, the captain commented that the crosses with Sarmiento and San Martín , which are tough teams, showed the high level that exists in the NEA, and also expanded on the rival that is coming, Tokio de Posadas, who won first place in his area, proving to be a tough team, which the captain also takes as a challenge to face him.
Specifically speaking of the Playoffs instance, he emphasized what is experienced emotionally, synthesizing in the most beautiful part of the tournament, where the best teams are left and nothing can be given away: “I feel that we are on the right track, with great desire and fighting for the goal. Regarding the Quarterfinal series, where the particularity was that the Red started the series down 1-0, after falling in Curuzú Cuatiá, he said: “It was a test of character that we knew how to overcome in the best way since We came back from Corrientes with no margin for error for the first time in the crossings but always knowing that on our field, with our people and correcting some issues that did not go as we wanted in the first game, both defensively and in attack, we were going to get ahead, And that’s how it ended up.”
When asked about how much day-to-day interferes in this stage, Diaz emphasized the importance that comes: “In this part of the tournament there is no tomorrow, you have to give everything because any mistake makes you lose a key point and in the worst of the cases it can leave you out. In the regular phase you know that in a few days you will have your revenge, and also because of the number of games you have, you are looking for a return to operation as the games go by”.
To close, the Bear as he is known in the red institution, chose the word > to summarize what he is experiencing with the club of his loves, and added: “Today I have to be back in this instance with the club that gave me everything , with my son and my parents in the stands, with a group of first class people committed and united to achieve the highest goal. It is impossible not to feel excited. Personally, everything is experienced with a plus for being born in the club, being lucky enough to be able to experience all this in the place where one grew up and trained as a professional makes it even more exciting”.
Source: La Unión de Colón Press
