The arrival of striker Paolo Guerrero in the Liga de Quito created uncertainty because of the Peruvian’s age: 39 years. However, Guerrero has been instrumental in winning this season’s Copa Sudamericana, and on Sunday night he shone with the assist for José Quintero’s goal and his strike to beat Cumbaya 2-1 at Atahualpa Olympic Stadium.

He went out as Atahualpa Olympic’s hero, as Liga (Q) fans chanted his name in every song, but in this special moment, Guerrero spoke to the network ESPN: “Unfortunately, there are people in my country who sometimes disrespect me, and that makes me a bit sad. I’m still playing well, running, scoring goals and that’s the most important thing. Cheer up the Ecuadorian people in Quito who are at every game and come to cheer.”

“The goal of LDU this year was to win the tournament title in Ecuador and also win the international trophy. To do that, they needed to beef up their offense in the middle of the season, so they targeted Paolo Guerrero. “The decision was correct,” the Peruvian newspaper points out. Sports.

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In the same way, the striker of the white and red specified that, in addition to the goal responsibility, he wants the team to always have a positive result.

“I try to contribute in the game. There are many people who do not understand, in today’s football ‘9’ is very difficult to score goals because it will always be scored. When the centers come, they will say ‘who scores the goals?’, ‘9’, score one, score two,” he indicated.

“What does a fan want to see his team lose and a striker score goals? or see your team win and what does it matter who scores?’ I think it’s the latter. If I can’t, and I’m marked well, it means that my teammates have a chance to score goals. But of course, if I get a chance, obviously I have to finish calmly and score a goal because as a ‘9’ I have to be in the zone and look for a goal. Otherwise, I will be happy if the team wins and creates space for my teammate to score a goal”, he explained.

Guerrero was the architect of LDU de Quito’s comeback against Cumbayá. The home team opened the scoring in the 58th minute, with a goal from Jorge Almagro, but 10 minutes later ‘9’ made a perfect pass for José Quintero who finished to make it 1-1.

In the 77th minute, the Peruvian had a chance to close the game and scored the second goal from the ‘student’ line-up, thus closing the passage to the finals of the Ecuadorian tournament, four points behind Barcelona SC, just one date away from the other. ends the Pro League round.

When will the 2023 Pro League final be played?

The matches in the fight for this season’s crown will be on December 10 and 17. The schedule of matches will be announced in the coming days.

The first match will be at the Banco Guayaquil stadium (because IDV only has the possibility of reaching 55 units in the accumulated table), and the second leg at Rodrigo Paz (U has 59 and that is an unattainable number). (D)