With a penalty goal of Enner Valencia, the Ecuador selection bent 1-0 a Argentina With the absence of its maximum exponent Lionel Messito ensure the sublideate of the South American tie and incidentally break a drought of victories of eight matches against the Albiceleste.
The Ecuadorian painting He decided to play the match in the port of Guayaquil To try to make moisture to play against the Argentines and at the end of accounts with a little intensity, the picture directed by the Argentine Sebastián Beccacecewho assumed the position in relief of the Spanish Félix Sánchez and will apparently continue with Ecuadorians until 1930.
He Victoria’s goal was scored by Valencia In the 45+13 minute, at the time when the Ecuadorian national team took advantage of the pressure against an Argentine team that without Messi in the field He lacked greater pace to move the ball from one side to the other.
The premises dominated intensely The start of the match in Guayaquilbut they failed to write down until the time added in the initial part as a result of a very strong entry of Nicolás Otamendi about Precious angel Within the area to give way to the prison that Valencia turned into a goal to say goodbye to the qualifiers in his career For the Ecuadorian striker.
Ecuadorian victory broke an eight -game streak without winning against the albiceleste with six losses and two draws in the 42nd edition of these clashes at all levels and where Argentina adds 24 victories for six of Ecuador and 12 draws.
Under this panorama it was evident that Argentina resented the absence of Lionel MessI due to muscle problems so that in this way the striker enner Valencia with the goal of La Victoria could celebrate the Ecuadorian victory in his Party 100 of former striker Pachuca and Tigres of the UANL of the MX League.
The details
From the first minute, Ecuador threw himself into the attack With a dynamic and high pressure game, taking advantage of the style of Nilson Angulo and Pedro Vitelaunched by Moses Caicedo who marked the rhythm until he was expelled from the pitch.
Argentina, despite the defeat, It ended first in the qualifiers and its performance was 70.3 %, while Ecuador left behind a streak of four consecutive draws where the victory allowed Ecuadorians to ensure the sublideate of the tie for a yield of 53.7 percent.
While Argentina with Julián Álvarez and Franco Mastantuono On the court he printed another rhythm to the visiting team, which, however, did not find the goal in a comparison in which, with nothing to win or lose, where the Argentine technician Lionel Scaloni Finally it did not risk Messi and gave the definitive course to the party.
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