Ismael Rescalvo: We have a closed squad and I am very happy with the hiring

Ismael Rescalvo directs “happy” the preseason of Emelec, current runner-up of Ecuador. The satisfaction of the Spanish coach comes from “the hiring” that the club made for 2022 and that a “block” of soccer players has been maintained compared to last year, generating “an already consolidated team”.

On Saturday, the electric cast played a three-time friendly match with 9 de Octubre at the Alberto Spencer stadium, in Guayaquil. Without his elements of the national team, which is preparing to measure Peru on Tuesday for the tie to Qatar 2022, Rescalvo put on the field the best he had. input, Emelec jumped with Adrián Bone, Bryan Carabalí, Eddie Guevara, Gustavo Canto, Bruno Pittón, Dixon Arroyo, Sebastián Rodríguez, Jeison Chalá, Alexis Zapata, Mauro Quiroga and Alejandro Cabeza, that is, with five reinforcements that have arrived for this campaign.

However, the millionaires’ technical director denied that he already had a starting lineup to start the competition. “There are still three weeks of preseason to go, two friendly matches… We are a long way from the competition. We only focus on the boys preparing well, that they train with the maximum demand, that we improve week after week. We will choose when the competition comes”, Rescalvo told the press.

Next Thursday, Emelec will play Gualaceo, an Azuayan club that will debut this year in the first national division (LigaPro Serie A). Then, on Tuesday, February 9, those from Guayaquil will have their seasonal presentation in the traditional Blue Explosion; They will measure the Colombian Millonarios.

The youthful Bryan Wittle scored, in the third and last period, the goal with which the electricians beat the Octobrians on Saturday. Then Jordy Ortiz, Ángel Gracia, Marlon Mejía, Aníbal Leguizamón, Édgar Lastre, Jackson Rodríguez, José Cevallos, Roberto Garcés, Dixon Vera and Byron Palacios were on the field, in addition to the scorer.

The Spaniard Rescalvo added: “You can never say that the market is closed for us, but I would say that any other incorporation is almost impossible. We have a closed squad and I am very happy with the hiring. Now, it’s a matter of us all working together to get to the competition in the best condition. It has been essential to maintain this block (of players), an already consolidated team. Those who have arrived empower us to have a good year”.

In 2022, Emelec will play the LigaPro, the Ecuador Cup and the Copa Libertadores from the group stage. (D)