Emelec beat Sporting Cristal from Peru 0-1 in the first game last Wednesday playoffs Copa Sudamericana, which was held at the National Stadium in Lima.
In the return match, which will be played on July 19, the electric team will win the passage to the next stage of the continental championship only with a draw.
Despite the result against, there is optimism in the beer team that they can turn that result around and surprise the millionaires in George Capwell.
“A very difficult match, very complicated. A result we did not expect. We worked hard to get a result and make the fans happy,” said defender Ignácio da Silva.
“As always, nice party. The fans always support us from start to finish. At the end of the match, we thanked them for their support and we will do our best in return to give them satisfaction,” the Brazilian added in an interview with ESPN.
The sky-blue footballer considers Guayaquil a “difficult field” and remains optimistic about reversing the million-dollar advantage.
“It will be a difficult place, but we know the strength of our group. Let’s go to work. The match lasts 180 minutes. We have already proven that we can turn it around, we did it with Nacional de Paraguay where we lost, but we turned it around here. We will work to try to qualify,” he concluded. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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