Ecuador and Venezuelameet in Quito today onMatchday 13 of the Conmebol World Cup Qualifiers2022. The hosts want to claimpoints again to stay in the top three of the standings, while the visitors wouldlike to improve their record in the tournament.Here, take a look at thelineups for the exciting South American WCQ game.
La Tri havehad a great tournament so far, being at the third spot, only behind Brazil and Argentina. However, in its last two games, Gustavo Alfaroās team only got one point from their 0-0 draw with Colombia, after it lost 2-1 to, precisely, La Vinotinto in Caracas.
Even though they may lookeliminated from the road to Qatar, La Vinotinto, still under interim Leonardo Gonzalez, need to recover good sensations to start preparing for another cycle. And, after triumphing at home, they will tryto pull off another victory against their next rivals.
Ecuadorlineup
Ecuador wonāt have their main man Enner Valencia, whoās unable to play after a ligament injury that will keep him out for over a month. Also, important players for coach Gustavol Alfaro such as Pervis EstupiƱan, Diego Palacios and Angel Mena wonāt be available.
This is Ecuadorās lineup: Alexander DomĆnguez,Byron Castillo, FĆ©lix Torres, Piero HincapiĆ©, Christian Cruz,Carlos Gruezo, Djorkaeff Reasco, Jeremy Sarmiento,Ayrton Preciado, Gonzalo Plata, Moises Caicedo.
Venezuela lineup
On the other hand, Venezuela will also be without theimportant players such as Salomon Rondon, who stayed home to get in shape for Everton; and Atlanta Unitedās striker Josef Martinez.
However, this could be an opportunity to prove some other names. Here, this isLa Vinotintoās starting eleven: Rafael Romo, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Adrian Martinez, Tomas Rincon, Darwin Machis, Jose Martinez, Eric Ramirez, Roberto Rosales, Brayan Hurtado, Daniel Carrillo.
