[SPORT] Jarlan Barrera highlights his confidence in his game at Atlético Nacional

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Atlético Nacional is preparing for its return to the Copa Libertadores, after a two-year absence and the short-term goal is to enter the group stage. It all depends on advancing in the two Phases that lie ahead, starting this Thursday against Guaraní from Paraguay. Jarlan Barrera would be the one called to manage the green attack front and he hopes to continue with a high peak of performance to contribute with goals and good performances in the group led by Alexandre Guimarães.

"Everything is about confidence, regardless of the position and function of the field, it all depends on the work that one does, knowing that this coaching staff has very good confidence with the whole team, it is important to know how to take advantage of it so as not to look bad to the team. coaching staff and fans ”, he specified.

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In addition, "that scoring streak is also due to the teammates who help me a lot on the field, sometimes the rival puts pressure on a lot and from behind you can see a lot the spaces that the teammates make and that remains for me to be able to score, we are always pending in the collective, having good ball circulation and the important thing is that it is reflected so that the team wins ”.

About the youth Tomás Ángel, a youth striker who scored his first goal as a professional, Jarlan indicated that “Tomás (Ángel) is a player with great conditions and a very good human being. He makes very good movements as a forward, as does Jefferson (Duque) and as does the ‘Loco’ (Jonatan Álvez). These are the first minutes that he is playing, it is important that he take advantage of the confidence we give him and it is very good to take advantage of those good players who are leaving Nacional ”.

Returning to his personal performance, Samarium remarked that “everything is work, nothing is easy, we know that, we have to keep working. This is just beginning, we have a long way to go, the Copa Libertadores is coming, one of our objectives and we want to continue on that path of triumph ”.

Although he is on a good level, the former Junior does not trust himself and does not leave things to chance. "That self-criticism has to be seen when I am playing well and that is important for when there are games where the rival wants to minimize you and we avoid being attacked. Against America they made us man to man, I tried to move him away from my mark and that's where we got to 2-1 in our favor. You always have to look for spaces where we get our greatest benefit ”.

Regarding the analysis of the game and the work of the coach, Barrera specified that “when a person arrives and tells you that I am going to be important, it is important to me, I like to take advantage of that trust, work, take care of myself on and off the court, take advantage this moment and try to do it very well ”.

Finally, the player imagined how his ideal goal with Nacional could be. “I dream of scoring a goal in a League final, of the Copa Libertadores, scoring a goal from the half court, I have tried it several times. But every goal is important for me, especially for the fan who enjoys it ”.