The Ecuadorian national team requests a capacity of 75% for the qualifying game against Argentina

The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) requested to play the last day of the playoffs South Americans for the World Cup Qatar 2022 with a 75% capacity Banco Pichincha Stadium, in Guayaquil, equivalent to 42,748 spectators.

The request will be analyzed by the health authorities of Ecuadorwhich must evaluate the requirement based on the epidemiological situation of the country regarding the COVID-19as explained by the president of the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE), Juan Zapata.

If the request made by the Ecuadorian Football Federation is approved, It would be the game with the most public presence of recent times for the Tricolor.

In their previous qualifying matches, Ecuador received Chile with 30% capacity and Bolivia with 40%while in front of Venezuela could count on 60%.

In the last home game, played against Brazil at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, public attendance was limited to fifty % as there is still a strong concentration of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant.

For the Ecuadorian team, the match against Argentina could be the culmination of a successful tie where you only have a small step left to certify your ticket to Qatar 2022.

If the Tricolor wins their next match against Paraguay in Asunción on March 24 a direct place for the World Cup will be assured, and it may even be worth a draw depending on the result of the match between Uruguay and Peru.

Otherwise, you must ensure direct classification on March 29 in Guayaquil before Argentina, which will arrive in Ecuadorian lands with its quota already guaranteed for the world.

Ecuador marches in the third position of the qualifiers with 24 points, followed by Uruguay with 22 units and Peru with 21, located in fifth place, which gives access to the playoffs. (D)