Marcelo Moreno Martins and Paolo Guerrero, the all-time top scorers in their national teams, are promising goalscorers for the second phase of the Pro League

Peruvian Paolo Guerrero and Bolivian Marcelo Moreno Martinsthe best scorers of their national teams, will coincide in the maturity of their careers in Ecuador with the jerseys of Liga de Quito and Independiente del Valle.

While Moreno Martins, author of 31 goals for the Bolivian national teamhe has been with Independiente for three months; Guerrero, who collects 39 with the Peru teamwill join Liga de Quito and play the second half of the season in Ecuador, after parting ways with Racing de Avellaneda.

Luis Zubeldía’s ‘investigation’ led striker Paolo Guerrero to sign for Liga de Quito

The two also share a a long journey through Brazilian footballas the Bolivian wore the jerseys of Cruzeiro, Gremio and Flamengo, while the Peruvian did the same with the jerseys of Corinthians, Flamengo, Internacional and Avaí.

And now both strikers, both he Bullfighter As Predatorthey found a new opportunity to not leave the field yet in search of continuing to spread his legend in two of the most relevant clubs in Ecuadorian football.

Moreno Martins, 36, joined the most successful club in recent times in Ecuador, winner of two editions of the Copa Sudamericana (2019 and 2022), Recopa (2023), finalist of the Copa Libertadores (2016) and champion of the Ecuadorian League (2021) and Ecuador Cup (2022).

In his case, Guerrero will end up in the white team, winner of the Copa Libertadores (2008), Copa Sudamericana (2009), Recopa in the 2009 and 2010 editions, as well as eleven times the Ecuadorian League and the Ecuadorian Cup.

With their experience, both players can contribute to their clubs to advance to the international tournaments, where Independiente will have to face Colombia’s Deportivo Pereira in the round of 16 of the Libertadores, and Liga will do the same in the round of 16 of the South American with the winner of the tie between the Chileans Ñublense and Audax Italiano.

The Bolivian failed to be an undisputed starter at Independiente del Valle, but he has found his place in the squad led by Argentina coach Martín Anselmi to rotate with starting strikers such as Argentina’s Lautaro Díaz and Ecuador’s Junior Sornoza and Michael Hoyos.

Since signing for the reigning Copa Sudamericana champions, Moreno Martins scored three goals in thirteen games playedonly six of them as starters.

The forward from Santa Cruz de la Sierra played four games in the Copa Libertadores and nine in the Ecuadorian Pro League, a tournament in which he scored his three goals against Guayaquil City, Emelec and Delfín.

It won’t be easy for Guerrero to compete for a starter in Liga de Quito, which has plenty of artillery for the offensive line, such as Argentine Lisandro Alzugaray and Ecuadorians Alexander Alvarado, José Angulo, Renato Ibarra and the young Jairón puddle.

At the behest of Argentine coach Luis Zubeldia, It will be a challenge for Guerrero, who did not finish convincing Racing, where he scored only three goals in twenty-two games played, only eight of which he was part of the starting eleven.

For now, the possibility of yes Guerrero and Moreno Martins meet on the same field, it could happen on the twelfth day of the second stage of the Pro League, where Liga de Quito and Independiente will meet at Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium. (D)