He The start of the 2023 season is the best record for El Nacional in recent years, with two consecutive victories which locate Creoles at the top of the position tablean achievement which, on the other hand, they did not achieve almost seven years ago.

Led by Evero Hugo Almeida, Creoles add 6 points in two days played after 2-0 wins at Aucas and 3-2 at home against Técnico Universitario, for a positive goal difference of 3 goals.

This is how the standings stand after the victory of Cumbayá FC against Independiente del Valle, at the end of the 2nd date of Pro League 2023.

With these results, El Nacional leads the standings ahead of Orense SC and Cumbayá FCtied at 4 points, a surprising podium due to the array of clubs such as Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​a-C-World-Centved of Season, clubs, Emelec, Independiente del Valle and Liga de Quito are among the favorites of the season.

Take the first place in the ranking, It is up to the Creoles to recall their best seasons and a streak of 13 titles that make them the third club with the most wins in Ecuadorian football.in the low periods of recent years, even by relegation to Serie B, from which it returns violently this year 2023.

Last chance that the Creoles led the position table was at the end the eighth term of the first phase of the 2016 National Championshipafter a 2-2 draw against Universidad Católica on March 18 at Atahualpa Stadium, in first place with 14 points.

He previously achieved this on dates 5 and 6 and although he did not repeat it for the rest of the season, in the end he won third place in the general table, a position that led El Nacional to the Copa Libertadores.

Since that last time as leader, 6 years 11 months and 15 days have passed so that in the red shop they celebrate a tip, a a total of 2,544 days.

After that in 2016 dull seasons have come for the Creolesonly with a sixth place finish in the 2017 season that brought them to the Copa Sudamericana, a tournament that they reached for 2020, for the additional quota that the tournament awarded to Ecuador, which this season had champion Independiente del Valle.

In 2020, there was a debacle for the criollos, who were relegated to Serie B as the bottom of the order, division that had him as the protagonist in 2021 and 2022 until his return as champion of the category.

This El Nacional 2023 is betting big with his return and although financially limited compared to the budgets of the title favorites “we are working to achieve the proposed goals. In our case it will be fight in the Pro League, repeat and improve the performance in the Copa Ecuador”President Lucía Vallecilla said last December.

with the base of the team that was promoted to Liga Pro Serie A, the criollos started the Copa Libertadores with a solid footing after beating Nacional de Potosí 9-2 in the round, and although they remained in stage 2, they showed an important level of play.

“We come from a lower class, with a lot of dreams and a desire for everything to turn out well.; therefore, we cannot question anything. The effort was made, but we also have to appreciate what the opponent did,” Ever coach Hugo Almeida said after going down 4-3 on aggregate against Deportivo Independiente Medellín, Colombian runner-up.

With a good start to the season, Almeida emphasized “the greater demand that falls on the campus”but also confidence” with which the team hopes to draw their tournaments this 2023.

As tournament manager, El Nacional hosts Liga de Quito on Sunday (16:30), at Atahualpa Stadium. (D)