Liga de Quito and Botafogo, tied with 8 points each, will go in search of a direct ticket to the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana on the penultimate date of Group A this Tuesday, which will also serve as a tiebreaker (0-0 ) away game.

The battle for the ticket to the round of 16 of the South American tournament is between the two, as Chile’s Magallanes has 3 points and Peru’s Universidad César Vallejo with just one.

The Ecuador national team is experiencing a good footballing moment, which is why the fans assume that the irregularities in the work have been overcome and that they will go through the classification.

This is because while in the South American he showed defensive solvency and efficiency in attack, in the Pro League he was left without the possibility of winning in the first stage for several dates, in fact, after that he raised the level of the displayed game in the last dates.

The team led by Argentine Luis Zubeldía defeated the winners of the first stage, Independiente del Valle, 2-3 for the twelfth meeting, in a great comeback.

They also won 4-2 over Libertad de Loja, in the opener for tomorrow’s game, Tuesday, against Botafogo.

Among the figures are his top scorer, the far left Alexander Alvarado, and in midfield the Argentine Mauricio Martínez, fully recovered from the injury that delayed his performances with the team, and the Haitian defender Ricardo Adé.

For its part, the team “Fogäo”, as Botafogo is also called, is the absolute leader of the Brazilian championship with 21 points, where it showed great solvency both in defense and attack, as it scored 16 goals in 9 games. and received 7.

In the dispute with the current South American, Botafogo remains undefeated, with two wins and two draws, with the same performance in the League.

The main goalscorer of the Brazilian team led by the Portuguese Luis Castro is Tiquinho Soares, the leader of attackers in the Brazilian championship, with 6 goals and three assists.

The match of the penultimate term will practically decide the winner of the group stage, since on the last day, while Botafogo will host Magallanes, Liga will host Quito, and César Vallejo will also host. (D)