The quarterfinals of the Copa América will begin this Thursday (4). In the North American city of Houston, Argentina will face Ecuador at 10 pm (Brasília time), where the winner will face the winner of Venezuela and Canada.
To defy most predictions, Ecuador needs to overcome some uncomfortable records when it comes to facing the Albiceleste. The first of these is the time in which the Tri has not beaten Argentina in different contexts.
The last time was in 2015, in the city of Buenos Aires, for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers. At the time, the Argentines were still led by Tata Martino and the Ecuadorians by Gustavo Quinteros in a game that took place at the Mâs Monumental. The authors of the goals that built the victory were Frickson Erazo and Felipe Caicedo, in the 35th and 39th minutes of the second half, respectively.
The other taboo to be overcome is the history exclusively in the Copa América. There have been 16 matches between Argentina and Ecuador, the first of which took place in 1941, and the Ecuadorian team has never come out on top. There have been 11 Argentine triumphs and five other draws.
Incidentally, the last match was also valid for the quarter-finals of a Copa América, in 2021. In the edition where the Albiceleste finished as champions, played in Brazil, they met in the same instance and Argentina went through with a categorical 3-0. Rodrigo De Paul opened the account, in the 40th minute of the first half, while Lautaro Martínez took care of confirming the qualification of those then commanded by Lionel Scaloni.
Drawing Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez and Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez; Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria. Technician: Lionel Scaloni.
Alexander Dominguez; Precious Angel, Felix Torres, William Pacho and Piero Hincapie; Moses Caicedo, Alan Franco and Carlos Gruezo; Kendry Paez, Jeremy Sarmiento and Enner Valencia. Technician: Felix Sanchez.
2024-07-04 14:34:28
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