The Ecuadorian team will do everything possible to defeat this 27 from January at the altitude of Quito to that of Brazil, absolute dominator of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar, Seattle Sounders center-back Xavier Arreaga said on Tuesday.
“We know the quality and greatness of the rival that we will face at home, so we will go out with the responsibility of always to face the game and try to keep the three points”, declared the player from 19 years after the second day of training for the Tri in the Ecuadorian capital.
He declared himself optimistic with the prompt qualification of Ecuador due to the good moment with which 2021 the team led by Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, in third place in the standings.
After facing Brazil, the Ecuadorian team will visit Peru.
“We will go to Peru with the same purpose, to win, because that is what we are preparing for and we have shown that we can achieve it,” he said.
Arreaga lamented that several of the regular players on Alfaro’s list have been infected with the covid-19 to days of the game with Brazil.
“This is bad news, which hurts us, because we always want to be well. Hopefully we can be the majority at the disposal of the technician”, he said.
The goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez started to train in Colombia while waiting for the new tests to see if he can recover for the match of 27 of January, and in the same situation is the team’s top scorer Enner Valencia.
The local sports press has also speculated about the state of strikers Michael Estrada and Janner Corozo .
Alfaro also had to do without defenders Byron Castillo and Luis Fernando León, who were affected by injuries.
The Ecuadorian coach must complete his squad this Wednesday.
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