Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero scored the winning goal to send his Liga de Quito side into the finals of this year’s title in Ecuador on Sunday, in a doubleheader against Independiente del Valle, winners of the first leg.

Cumbayá took the lead through Jorge Almagro, but José Quintero and Paolo Guerrero eventually gave the King of Cups a 1-2 victory that saw them qualify for the finals of this year’s tournament in their quest for a twelfth local title.

Quito League, the second finalist of the Pro League! Albos beat Cumbayá FC 2-1 to leave Barcelona SC without a chance

Guerrero, who arrived as a reinforcement in the Liga last July, will go for the second title in the current season, since last October the club won the Copa Sudamericana against Brazilian Fortaleza.

Barcelona SC qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage with their triumph over Guayaquil City, but they remain in contention for the Pro League final

Table of positions of the second phase of the Pro League

For their part, Barcelona, ​​​​following in the footsteps of the king of cups in their quest to win the second stage, defeated Guayaquil City 2-1, leaving them in second place in the table for lack of date. , while Barcelona won 29 points, Liga added 33.

Uruguayan Carlos Rodríguez gave Barcelona the lead and Argentine striker Francisco Fydriszewski sealed the victory for the Guayaquil side that sealed their place in the group stage of the 2024 Copa Libertadores.

So, along with Barcelona, ​​they qualified for the group stage of the next Libertadores, Liga de Quito, as champions of Sudamericana and Independiente del Valle, as winners of the first stage.

Pro League Accumulated Standings Table

Nacional, who, despite a 1-0 defeat against Deportivo Cuenca, kept their place in the preliminary or play-off stage of the next Libertadores.

The fifth local ticket for the Libertadores 2024 on the last date will be played by Delfín, who has 47 points in the accumulated table, Aucas and Universidad Católica, with 46 points each.

Of the three teams vying for a ticket to the Libertadores, two will go to the local stage of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana.

The other two tickets to the local stage of the next Sudamericana will come between Deportivo Cuenca and Orense, who have 37 points each, and Técnico Universitario, who are left with 36 points.

They will lose the category for next year, Guayaquil City and Gualaceo, and will be replaced by the champion and runner-up of this year’s series B, Macará and Imbabura. (D)