From Football to Fine Dining: The Culinary Journey of an Ecuadorian National Team Star

He shone in the Ecuadorian national team, and today he is still linked to football, but he also surprises as a cook: “My favorite dish is seafood”

The Demolisher Tenorio presides over the Ecuadorian Footballers Association, although he also offers another facet on social media. And he analyzes the duel for the Copa América: “Argentina has an identity, on the other hand, El Tri doesn’t know what it’s playing for”

The striker retired at the age of 38

This Thursday, Argentina will face Ecuador in the quarterfinals of the Copa América. The team led by Lionel Scaloni advanced with a perfect score, having achieved nine points in three games played, while El Tri finished with four points, the result of one victory, one draw and one defeat.

Argentina and Ecuador, a duel of anecdotes: Caniggia’s first goal, Tevez’s debut, Messi’s three goals and “the ball doesn’t bend”

Over the years, the confrontation between the two teams that will clash today for the Copa América left stories to relive

Claudio Caniggia’s first goal for the national team (1987)

The flags were there, strategically placed in one of the stands of the Monumental stadium. Argentina had not had the best debut in the Copa América in 1987, where they were the host, tying with Peru by one goal. The team did not play well, but the most worrying thing had been the deficiencies in attack, heightened by Bilardo’s decision to have Claudio Paul Caniggia on the bench, bringing him on in the second half. At 20 years old, he had just finished a full season in the First Division, but all his virtues were already clear, which fit perfectly where the team needed him most. The next step was with Ecuador and there the flags could be seen that said: “Bilardo: we want to see Caniggia. Don’t do like Menotti with Maradona in 1978,” and the other: “Caniggia: the Argentine hope. Millions of us were not wrong.”

The defiant phrase of an Ecuadorian star before facing the Argentine national team in the quarterfinals of the Copa América

Enner Valencia conveyed to the team the importance of a transcendental duel in Houston. Coach Félix Sánchez Bas avoided talking about his continuity amidst doubts about a departure to Qatari football

Félix Sánchez Bas avoided talking about his continuity (EFE/ José Jácome)

This Thursday, Argentina will face Ecuador in the quarterfinals of the Copa América at the NRG Stadium in Houston, in the match that will produce the first semifinalist of the competition, whose current champion is the Albiceleste. A few hours before the match, it was time to listen to the protagonists.

Scaloni’s words before the match against Ecuador: how Messi is doing after his injury and the chance to bring Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez together

The national team coach spoke before playing the quarterfinals of the Copa America

Lionel Scaloni revealed how Lionel Messi is and what the outlook is for him to be in the starting eleven against the Ecuadorians

Prior to tomorrow’s match against Ecuador, valid for the quarterfinals of the Copa América, Lionel Scaloni gave a press conference in which he gave some details about the team he will put on the field. The big question is the figure of captain Lionel Andrés Messi, who was absent in the last match against Peru in the group stage of the continental competition due to discomfort in his right adductor. Tomorrow’s match will begin at 10 p.m. (Argentine time) at the NRG stadium in Houston.

The 2024 Copa America quarter-finals draw:

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Coach: Lionel Scaloni.

Ecuador: Alexander Dominguez; Alan Franco, Kendry Paez, Moses Caicedo, Jeremy Sarmiento; Coach: Felix Sanchez Bas.

Ecuador’s list of good players for the 2024 Copa América:

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Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez (Quito League), Hernan Galindez (Huracan), Moses Ramirez (Independent of the Valley).

Defenders: Felix Torres (Corinthians), Jose Hurtado (Bragantino), Angelo Preciado (Sparta Prague), William Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt), Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), Joel Ordonez (Bruges), Angelo Preciado (Sparta Prague), Andres Micolta (Pachuca), Layan Loor (Catholic University of Ecuador).

Players: Jose Cifuentes (Cruzeiro), Kendry Paez (Independiente del Valle), Joao Ortiz (Independiente del Valle), Carlos Gruezo (San Jose), Angel Mena (Leon), Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro), Moses Caicedo (Chelsea), Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge) and Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich).

Forwards: Enner Valencia (Porto Alegre International), Jordy Caicedo (Atlas), Kevin Rodríguez (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise).

El Tri, for its part, struggled to seal its ticket to the quarterfinals. It began its journey with a defeat against Venezuela, but then won against Jamaica and tied with Mexico, which allowed it to finish in second place in Group B on goal difference.

Argentina’s bona fide roster for the 2024 Copa América:

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Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax), Franco Armani (River Plate).

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham), German Pezzella (Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nahuel Molina Lucero (Atletico Madrid).

Players: Alexis MacAllister (Liverpool), Guido Rodriguez (Betis), Valentin Carboni (Monza).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan).

2024-07-04 15:05:34
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