From 20.30, Paraguay will be home to Ecuador for the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. With the refereeing of Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela Sáez, the match can be followed on Public TV.
Gustavo Alfaro's team is one step away from achieving a historic qualification for the next World Cup to be played in the Middle East. It is that after the last draws in the window in late January and early February - equalized 1-1 against Brazil and Peru), the Tri already made sure to be in the repechage. With 25 points, placed third in the table, the former Boca Juniors coach will have to score at least one draw on their visit to Ciudad del Este to get a ticket.
In the case of the locals, the Albirroja no longer has a chance of playing the next World Cup. It comes from scoring only two points out of the last 21 in play and sins with its zero effectiveness in the rival goal: it has been 728 minutes without recording a goal (seven games and almost a whole time). Those led by Guillermo Barros Schelotto march in 9th and penultimate position with 13 points, only above Venezuela (10).
In the face of tonight's duel at the Antonio Aranda Stadium, in Ciudad del Este, which has a capacity for almost 30,000 spectators and in which a team playing in the second division of Paraguayan football plays as a home team (February 3rd), Alfaro was forceful in his previous dialogue with the press. “It's going to be the most significant event in 30 years of career,” he said about what it would be like to seal the World Cup passage.
“I am on my way to shaping this challenge, working with the players to have the possibility of hopefully making a country happy. We know that we can do something very important to cheer up a people, a country, '” added the former coach of Xeneize and other teams in Argentina. In addition, he warned that they will go to seek the triumph beyond that they only need to score one point in their visit.
The coach of the Tri will not have Gonzalo Plata and Alan Franco, both out by suspension. In addition, there are two players who are in doubt due to different annoyances: Romario Ibarra and Enner Valenci a.
In the case of Paraguayans, the Twin will try to start working on what will be the new process after the World Cup in Qatar. For today's match he will play the base that he has been doing in the last matches and the former player has already warned that he will also try to keep a victory. “We are going to prepare to win the match,” Barros Schelotto said last Tuesday.
Possible trainings
Paraguay: Antony Silva; Robert Rojas, Gustavo Gomez, Junior Alonso, Blas Riveros; Braian Ojeda; Richard Sanchez, Andres Cubas; Matias Galarza, Oscar Romero, Miguel Almirón; Carlos Gonzalez. DT: Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
Ecuador: Hernan Galíndez; Angelo Preciado, Felix Torres, Piero Hincapié, Pervis Estupiñán; Xavier Arreaga, Moises Caicedo, Carlos Gruezo; Enner Valencia, Ayrton Preciado and Michael Estrada. DT: Gustavo Alfaro.
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela Saez (Venezuela)
Hora: 20.30
Stadium: Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este
TV: Public TV
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