He Devil Diego García accepted that Emelec’s defeat by Defensa y Justicia (1-0, 3-1 on aggregate) and elimination in the Copa Sudamericana in the round of 16 hit the team hard.

The group of players led by coach Hernán Torres that traveled to Argentina had the illusion that they would continue to conquer the stages in the Conmebol competition, given that Emelec is not doing well in the domestic tournament.

García did not directly accuse the lack of strength in the team to explain the reasons for the elimination, but expressed that Emelec is not going through the best moments.

“These are the moments that teams go through in football, we know we have to keep working. Obviously this defeat hurts us a lot because we had high hopes and now it’s time to change the chip, we travel tomorrow (this Tuesday) and we’re already thinking about what the Pro League is,” the Uruguayan midfielder told ESPN.

“We know what stake we are in the Pro League, we know what situation we are in and that, obviously, for our sake and for the sake of the club, we shouldn’t be there, we have to quickly change the chip, get out of this very difficult defeat. This is part of this sport, now is the time to get up and work,” he concluded.

In the last 5 games, Emelec achieved only one victory and collected two draws and two defeats. The Colombian team led by Torres has not won since July 12, when they defeated Sporting Cristal in Lima (0-1) in the first match of Lima. playoffs round of 16 of the South American.

Worrying figures in Guayaquil’s line-up, especially due to the average of goals: 0.40 per game, since in the last month they scored two goals and conceded three, considering the draw with Libertad (0-0) on the first day of the phase 2 of the Pro League.

Emelec have their main attacking figure, Miler Bolaños, in the process of rehabilitating from a grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain he suffered in the last match against Sporting Cristal.

Doctor Ángel Auad confirmed that the 33-year-old striker of Esmeralda does not need surgery and that he will return to the field in a month.

El Bombillo returns to action on Sunday, August 13, in a national championship game against Orense at the George Capwell Stadium.

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