Midfielder Fernando Gaibor’s outstanding display that allowed Barcelona Sporting Club to beat Delfín 5-0 last Saturday, at the Monumental Banco Pichincha Stadium, does not confirm him in the starting team for the away match against Independiente del Valle.
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There is an old phrase in football: “the team that wins does not change”, but coach Fabián Bustos justified Gaibor’s possible absence from the starting role against Independiente, the 32-year-old midfielder’s former team.
“Because of the geography of this country, you can’t always play in the same way (as against Delfín), if it weren’t for the height or if everyone was from the inter-Andean zone, the same tactical system could be kept and changes made according to the reading of the game,” he stated.
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“This week we are focusing our work on meeting a great team as a guest, we will see how we should face this match,” continued the coach of the gauchos who during his three seasons on the bench of Canarian failed to get a win when visiting the striped Sangolqui Valley.
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He also pointed out: “Gaibor is a player on the hierarchy, as everyone knows him. He played a great game because he has a lot of clarity to find passing lines to the best placed teammate”.
“Now his continuity will depend on how we stand there in Sierra against Independiente del Valle to get the three points, because it has to be a commitment,” he concluded.
After April 7, 2017, the Canaries do not know what it’s like to beat the team of champions of the Copa Sudamericana (2019 and 2022) and Recopa (2023). Then they won with goals from Michael Arroyo (55 minutes) and Ely Esterilla (75 minutes), under the guidance of Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada.
The clash between the striped and bullfighters will take place on Saturday starting at 19:00 at the Banco Guayaquil stadium in the rural parish of Amaguaña, Quito. Referee Augusto Aragón will officiate this match. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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