Ángelo Preciado highlighted the call-up of Romario Caicedo, who has “inspired him as a player.”
The right side of the Genk of Belgium and international with the Ecuadorian soccer team, Ángelo Preciado, asserted that “our house must be respected” when the Tricolor receives the powerful Brazilian team, already classified to Qatar 2022, at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium. Preciado also says he feels more adapted to the European country and will fight to earn a place in the title role.
“We play in our country and we have to respect our home. We have shown something good in the qualifying rounds, in the Copa América we did it in a good way and we could end up winning. These are the parties that most want to be in, because it is an enormous responsibility. losing is not negotiable”, pointed out the former Independiente del Valle player during an interview with The Soccer Channel.
Preciado was usually used in Gustavo Alfaro’s starting scheme, however, he was alternating the position with players like Pedro Pablo Perlaza and Byron Castillo; although this is not a major inconvenience for the 23-year-old professional. “We have alternated, the teacher’s decision has led the National Team on the right track. The objective is the same for all of us and we must support each one of us from where it is up to us”, he indicated.
“I have been working like the other colleagues in South America. I aim to earn a place in the club and I’m doing it in the best way. I feel better than when I arrived in Belgium. We know that we are playing for something very important and the hope is to get the three points”, he said.
‘Romario Caicedo has inspired me as a player’
Preciado was happy after the call-up for Emelec player Romario Caicedo for this double qualifying date against Brazil and Peru, decisive since it could define the presence of Ecuador in the World Cup.
“Romario (Caicedo) has always liked and inspired me as a player, because I have faced him several times and his call-up is well deserved. It is a dream for each of us to be representing our country. I wish him luck,” he concluded. (D)
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