Ecuadorian teams Independiente del Valle, Barcelona SC, Emelec and Liga de Quito already know their way to the much-anticipated finals in various Conmebol tournaments. However, the shipyard teams must first pass the preliminary play-off stage to reach the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.
The Toreadors will face Estudiantes de La Plata, first in Guayaquil on July 11 and then in Argentina a week later. If they qualify, the Canaries will face Brazilian Goiás in the next test.
For its part, Emelec will first face Sporting Cristal. Zarulja will face the Argentinian team Defensa y Justicia, if and only if they beat the Peruvians in their key.
On the other hand, Albi are already in the round of 16, and they qualified as leaders in their group. Lilies are waiting for the winner between the Chilean teams Ñublense and Audax Italiano.
Independiente del Valle is the only Ecuadorian team still competing in the Copa Libertadores. The striped will face Deportivo Pereira from Colombia, for the round of 16, in a key that will be defined in Quito.
In addition, Inter de Porto Alegra, for which the captain of the Ecuadorian team Enner Valencia plays, will take on the current leader of the Argentine league, River Plate.
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Source: Eluniverso
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