Ecuador will leave this Thursday aiming for the U-17 South American Championship title when the first whistle blows for the game against Argentina. Brazil’s victory against Chile automatically postpones the defining of the scepter until the fifth and final day of the final hexagonal of the tournament.

Tricolor’s match with Albiceleste will be played from 19:00 at Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito.

With an attractive game led by midfielder Kendry Páez, the home team showed excellent qualities in the victories against Chile (0-3) and the draw against Brazil (2-2).

According to data provided by Conmebol, Ecuador is unbeaten in five matches against Argentina for the Sudamericano Sub-17, with four wins and a draw. The last defeat was in 2011, 2-0.

If they avoid defeat against Ecuador, the Albiceleste would make it eight games unbeaten in the U17 South American League for the first time since at least 2009 (5 wins 2 draws to date).

The Mini-Tri coached by Diego Martínez is the team with the most goals (8) and the highest average ball possession (62.2%) so far in the final phase of the Ecuador-2023 Under-17 South American Championship.

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