José Carabalí replaces Romario Ibarra in Ecuador for friendly with Mexico

The Ecuadorian team completed its roster in Charlotte, United States, venue of this Wednesday’s match (20:00) against the Aztecs.

With a last minute change the Ecuadorian soccer team was completed in the United States for him friendly that will hold this Wednesday with Mexico.

Without details, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) reported that the offensive of Pachuca (Mexico) Romario Ibarra will not appear for the national team and that his replacement on the payroll is José Carabalí, a player from Universidad Católica.

“Romario Ibarra will not travel to the commitment in the United States and in his place will be José Joel Carabalí”, Published the FEF on its official website.

Ibarra acted to the change in the Pachuca draw (1-1), on Sunday against Juárez, a game in which he added 45 minutes.

It transpired that his absence in La Tri would be due to an injury; Nevertheless, neither the club nor the Federation have confirmed the reasons for the withdrawal of the imbaburan player.

Sanctioned in his club, Carabalí barely reappeared on Sunday in the Camaratta defeat (1-0) against Mushuc Runa, this after training with the reserve team for “betraying the principles and discipline of the group,” DT Santiago Escobar commented in September.

This is the fifth call for the extreme esmeraldeño, what adds up two appearances in the Alfaro era, in the friendly with Bolivia (2-1) and the defeat against Peru (2-1) by qualifying rounds.

With these news, La Tri had planned to fulfill a double shift job this Tuesday with a full staff, with which Alfaro will leave the equipment ready to measure the Aztecs.

The game will be played on Wednesday (8pm) at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, in North Carolina. (D)

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