Due to its history, tradition and enormous popularity, Barcelona Sporting Club is obliged – for better or for worse for this institution – to go out with the firm intention of winning its matches on any ground in Ecuador, to be the protagonist of every match it faces, to play equally against any rival, whether on the flat or at altitude – things that, for example, Fabián Bustos never understood, apart from winning the title in 2020.

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And due to the same eternal factors that force Barcelona to be associated with greatness, competing in the national championship and not winning the title is simply failure.

The consolation prize of being runner-up, qualifying for the Copa Libertadores or Sudamericana is not enough. All the demands that canaries have are not new. They were always assumed. 15 years ago, in a season of crisis for Barcelona SC, Fausto Montalván – the first great Toreador captain in history – told EL UNIVERSO that he was ready to talk to the yellow footballers of the time to explain to them what the national team he represents represents. and how Barcelona idolatry was forged with him in their ranks.

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‘We are satisfied’

That speech by Montalván (1923-2017) was not heard by current coach Diego López, who declared after a narrow 2-1 win over Guayaquil City that “the team fought until the end”. If Barcelona SC was left out of the 2023 Pro League final, it is clear that the fight provided was not enough.

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Damián Díaz said last Sunday: “We met the goal of entering the Copa (Libertadores), in that sense we are also satisfied.” It was missing, therefore, to lead the Olympic circuit. The Toreadors faced City with the possibility of reaching the final, but they did so badly that the goal no longer depended solely on them.

Liga de Quito won the match against Cumbayá and with that the albos ended the dream of Barcelona SC, who will close the 2023 season with a pending match against Universidad Católica in Quito.

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