La Roja linked a positive streak that has left it well positioned in fourth place in the table and with a direct place in the World Cup.
The Chilean coach, Martín Lasarte, highlighted in a press conference that the team has managed to depend on himself to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup after winning their last three games, but he was cautious and pointed out that there are still many points to play.
“There is nothing achieved. The only thing we have done is to raise our heads, push others down a little and logically have the illusion that it is possible, because today we practically depend on ourselves, but there is still a long way to go, “he said.
The Red, who had a bad start to qualifying and came to see how the classification was moving away, linked a positive streak that has left it well positioned in fourth place in the table, but with the same score as Colombia (fifth) and Uruguay (sixth), although outperformed by goal difference.
Match against Ecuador
This Tuesday, will receive an Ecuadorian team that precedes it in the classification by four points, a game that is presumed key to the future of both teams.
“They have a score that, if they mediate a result, puts them very close. And it would put us in a more auspicious situation. It is what the tie has, game by game everything changes. We are optimistic, ”Lasarte said.
The coach added that Ecuador “is a difficult team, with the different characteristics that we faced the other day against Paraguay (their last rival, whom they beat 0-1). So we must take some precautions, try to find some alternatives also to try to do harm, “he said.
Lasarte too pointed out the importance of not being able to count on players like defender Enzo Roco and forward Ben Brereton, due to the accumulation of yellow cards, as well as those already known due to the injury of midfielder Charles Aránguiz and forward Luis Jiménez.
Regarding the state of other of his players, he commented that the midfielder Erick Pulgar has been working well and recovering from his sprained ankle, but what it will not be known until the last moment if he will be able to play, while the central Gary Medel would have recovered from his muscle problem in one leg.
Chile will host Ecuador this Tuesday at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago at 7:15 p.m. (Ecuador time). (D)
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