The Chilean press takes out the calculator before the duel with Ecuador and believes that ‘the option of reaching the World Cup acquires tones of reality’

When last Thursday Chile beat Paraguay 0-1 thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Antony Silva on the thirteenth date of the South American tie, the Chilean press reported a record of triumphs that that country had not seen since 2015 when The race for Russia-2018 began and the technician was Jorge Sampaoli.

Goalkeeper Silva’s own goal after 55 minutes of play at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, allowed Chile to reach 16 points to climb to fourth place, with the same points as Colombia (fifth) and Uruguay (sixth) but better balance of goals. As a result, this made him the top pursuer for La Tri on the road to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“An achievement that opens the hopes of achieving classification anxiety”, because “before Qatar 2022 it seemed almost a chimera. Today the option of arriving at the meeting in the Middle East acquires tones of reality “, says the newspaper The Thirda with a view to the duel that Chile and Ecuador will hold this Tuesday 14 in Santiago.

By virtue of the calculations made by a team from the sports section, it is indicated that the team led by Martín Lasarte needs eight more points to qualify for fifth place (since access to the repechage), “always in accordance with the behavior that he has had the competition, which has gone down the ladder after the large number of draws and ups and downs by the South American teams ”.

“The truth is that the calculator has become more benevolent for the Chilean team in recent days. The sheer number of draws in the race to reach Qatar has allowed the ladder to go down. That is, if before he qualified with 26 points, today the fifth place could advance to the playoffs with 24 points ”.

In this context, with 16 points currently, Chile only needs to achieve 8 positives in the next five dates, in the best of scenarios. If he defeats Ecuador, he reaches 19 units in the qualifier and would be one point away from reaching the Tri in third position.

This is an analysis of Third of which would be the possible matches for that brand, taking into account the historical results:

Chile vs. Ecuador

It is the most repeated rival for the Red in the qualifiers. However, La Tri has an opaque record in Santiago, since in 11 games it has 9 losses and two draws. If Chile wins, add 19 points.

Chile vs. Argentina

The numbers are not auspicious for the national team against the trans-Andeans. La Albiceleste visited Santiago seven times for the qualifying rounds in which they achieved five victories, one draw and one defeat. After what was seen in Santiago del Estero, in the first round, the most logical thing would be a draw. Chile has 20 points.

Bolivia vs. chili

The altiplano have hosted the national team seven times. In those matches, La Roja added three victories, three defeats and a draw. However, the last antecedent was a fall in La Paz by the minimum. Tie. Chile has 21 points.

Brazil vs. chili

The Chilean team has played six games in the largest country in South America, losing in all of them and scoring just two goals in all those presentations. Defeat. Chile stays at 21.

Chile vs. Uruguay

A match that, surely, will define the destiny of the fifth classified in the current qualifiers. In eight clashes, the Red defeated Celeste four times, with three draws and only one victory for the eastern team. Chile wins. Add 24 points.

Five dates from the end of the qualifying round for Qatar 2022, the Ecuadorian team must face 3 away games (vs. Chile, vs. Peru and vs. Paraguay) and 2 at home (vs. Brazil and vs. Argentina).

The Tricolor, which added 20 points after the 13th date of the competition, must go out, to its field or outside, with the obligation to add three or one point to seal its direct classification as third or fourth by Conmebol.

If he finishes in fifth place, he will go to the playoffs (round-trip duels) against a team from another confederation, which must be defined by FIFA. (D)