Faced with the absences, coach Gustavo Alfaro cited three players to complete the tricolor roster that will play on Saturday in Houston, United States.
The Ecuadorian soccer team confirmed on the afternoon of this Wednesday casualties of Byron Castillo and Djorkaeff Reasco for Saturday’s friendly game against El Salvador, in Houston, United States.
Through a statement, the Ecuadorian Football Federation reported that Castillo is dismissed “for medical treatment”, while Reasco for “positive COVID-19”.
A report from the Barcelona SC medical department detailed that Castillo “suffered a bruise on his right knee in previous weeks, for what had been scheduled for these dates (at the end of the championship) a drainage of the affected area”, A situation that left him out of the tricolor call.
To replace the two players, who were considered for the last games of the Tri by qualifying rounds, the coach Gustavo Alfaro decided to call José Cifuente (Los Angeles FC, from MLS), plus two Delfín players: Joao Ortiz and Janner Corozo.
Ortiz was already on the payroll for the last friendly in the United States, in the 3-2 win against Mexico, a game for which Corozo was also cited, who was also in the game against Venezuela (1-0), by qualifying.
For its part, Cifuentes returns to La Tri after the last call to face the South American World Cup games, with minutes added against Paraguay and Chile, in September. (D)
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