The Ecuadorian team needs only one point to qualify for the last home game U-23 Olympic Pre-Olympic Games. They could achieve that this Monday, January 29, with a draw against their Brazilian counterpart in the match for Group A of the tournament.

La Tricolor is undefeated and leads its group (with 7 points), thanks to victories against Colombia (3-0) and Venezuela (2-0); and a 1-1 draw against Venezuela.

In the classification, La Tri surpasses Brazil (with 6 units), Venezuela (with 2), Bolivia (with 1) and Colombia (with 0).

Based on these figures, Ecuador will play against Canarinha today at 15:00 and could secure passage to the final stage of the tournament.

If this does not happen, we should expect a defeat or a tie between Colombia and Venezuela in the match at 18:00, which closes the day this Monday.

However, a win for Vinotinto would force La Tri to wait for the last home run approach.

And that would last until Thursday, February 1 (18:00), in which the Brazilians would have to win or draw against the llaneros for Ecuador to enter the last instance.

In the final quadrangle, four qualified teams will fight for one of the two places to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. (D)