they will pass seven weeks to resume Pro Series A league activities the long wait at domestic football fields, which the clubs also feel from the sports and economic side; however, the decision was made by consensus, but regarding the realization of the Ecuador Cup, the tournament, which was run by the Ecuadorian Football Association, was finally cancelled.

From June 19, when the first phase of the tournament was officially closed, except for the postponed match that was scheduled for Friday the 23 46 days will pass until the tournament resumeswith the beginning of the first date of the second stage scheduled for August 4.

This is the proposal of the Pro League for the organization of the 2023 Ecuador Cup

Miguel Ángel Loor, president of Liga Pro, explained to goaltv He emphasized the reason for this extensive suspension, although all for reasons outside his entity.

“IN September 2022 we sat down with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) competition management and we put together a calendar for 2023. Until then, the Ecuador Cup was supposed to be played, five-six weeks, and that gave us time to rest (Pro League), for the players to rest and then they can train,” revealed Loor.

But the national football program suffered an unexpected setback, because the FEF has complications from an economic point of view to put together the Cup of Ecuadora tournament pitting clubs from the Pro League, series A and B, against teams from the second league.

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“We met with the president of the FEF (Francisco Egas), he told us about the problem with the organization of the Cupwhich we completely understand because the television business is complicated, so we talked to the clubs and it was decided not to borrow any more with them, which cannot be paid later. Personally, I prefer this, bad weather (long break), than creating more debts, greater economic disparity and financial blows to clubs. We met with the leaders in Quito, they were told about the situation and the FEF president had the support to cancel the Ecuador Cup“, said the Liga Pro manager.

AND plus point After this long break, he plays for the clubs of the A series, which are due to the cancellation of the Ecuador Cup “This year the FEF quota for international tournaments was returned”said Loor, who stressed that by 2024 there will be eight teams going to the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, with four passes per tournament.

Finally, and despite the failure of this season, Loor denied that there was any intention to change the format of the Pro League for the next season. “Changing the format of the tournament is something that does not occur to us,” he said. (D)