Deportivo Cuenca makes its debut against Independiente Santa Fe in the Copa Libertadores Femenina

Deportivo Cuenca is going for its second participation in the Copa Libertadores Femenina, that for the lionesses this November 3 in Asuncion, Paraguay, when they face the Colombian Independiente Santa Fe.

After the quarter-final phase reached in 2019, the colorado team returns under the command of Wendy Villón to face group A, which complete railway, Brazilian team and current champion of the contest, and the local Sun of america.

“We are in Paraguay with the goal and dream of the Copa Libertadores,” said Madelin Riera., a benchmark in attack for the champion team of the Ecuadorian Super League.

Cuenca arrives with casualties around his reinforcements for this tournament. It is the case of the Venezuelan forward Hilaris Villasana, who suffered a clavicle fracture in one of the last training sessions of the squad, before his trip to Asunción.

The lionesses will play the tournament with a roster of 20 players, a team with experience in Ecuadorian football and in the Cup, for maintaining the base of the 2019 national champion team, and of El Nacional, 2020 champion, players who have followed DT Villón in his bustle through Ecuadorian soccer.

“We are already in Copa Libertadores mode, waiting for the time of the game to unload all that energy that we have, “said the strategist.

Cuenca makes his debut against Independiente this Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at the Manuel Ferreira stadium, owned by Olympia. The game can be followed through the account at Facebook Cup and by the sign DirecTV Sports.

The path of the lionesses will follow the Saturday, November 6 when they face the champion Ferroviaria. The closing of group A will be the Wednesday 9 against Sol de América.

The group stage, with 16 teams, quarterfinals, semi-finals and the match for third place will be played in Paraguay, while the final of the tournament is scheduled for Sunday, November 21 in Montevideo, Uruguay. (D)