Before America Mineiro vs. Barcelona SC, for Copa Libertadores, Brazilian press recalls the dominance of clubs from that country over those from Ecuador in the preliminary phase

For this Tuesday’s match, for the first leg of the third round of the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores, “América Mineiro focuses on the favorable background with an eye on Barcelona SC,” says the Brazilian press in reference to the history of clashes between clubs from that country against those from Ecuador in stages prior to the group stage. In this statistical aspect there is a Brazilian advantage.

The reference is made by the newspaper Throwfrom Sao Paulo, who highlights that the rival of the canaries is “packed by the heroic classification in penalties over Guaraní, from Paraguay, America will still have to overcome one more hurdle to win its place in the group stage” of the Cup .

four disputes

The note recalls that “in four games recorded in the history of the competition, the Ecuadorians beat the Brazilians only once” in search of the ticket to a key to the Copa Libertadores. And comes the count of each dispute between the representatives of Ecuador and Brazil.

Throw recalls that “in the 2006 Libertadores, the first duel was between Goiás and Deportivo Cuenca, when only a preliminary round was played. With a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the team from Goiás prevailed and eliminated the rival by winning the second leg 3-0″.

albos and chullas, out

After leaving the Morlacos out of the competition, it was the Whites’ turn to succumb to the Brazilians in the preliminary stage of the Cup. “A few years later, in 2013, the decision was between Liga de Quito and Gremio. After losing the first game by a score of 1-0, the one from Porto Alegre turned around winning by the same score, securing his place on penalties”, the newspaper published this Monday. Throw.

And the supremacy of the auriverdes did not cease in 2013. The note details that “the following year, in 2014, the confrontation was between Deportivo Quito and Botafogo. After being defeated 1-0 in the first leg, the team from Rio de Janeiro did not give their rival a chance and thrashed 4-0, advancing in the tournament. There was already a good advantage for the Brazilians over the Ecuadorians”, in the Copa Libertadores preliminary games dispute.

But the streak is not perfect. The São Paulo media outlet says that “the only exception was in 2021. On that occasion, for the third qualifying phase, Independiente del Valle ended up beating Gremio by winning both games by a score of 2-1, securing its place in one of the the groups” of the Cup. (D)