Ecuador and Venezuela meet in Quito today on Matchday 13 of the Conmebol World Cup Qualifiers 2022. The hosts want to claim points again to stay in the top three of the standings, while the visitors would like to improve their record in the tournament. Here, take a look at the lineups for the exciting South American WCQ game.
La Tri have had a great tournament so far, being at the third spot, only behind Brazil and Argentina. However, in its last two games, Gustavo Alfaro’s 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 look eliminated 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 try to pull off another victory against their next rivals.
Ecuador lineup
Ecuador won’t have their main man Enner Valencia, who’s 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 Estupiñan, Diego Palacios and Angel Mena won’t be available.
This is Ecuador's lineup: Alexander Domínguez, Byron Castillo, Félix Torres, Piero Hincapié, 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 the important players such as Salomon Rondon, who stayed home to get in shape for Everton; and Atlanta United’s striker Josef Martinez.
However, this could be an opportunity to prove some other names. Here, this is La Vinotinto’s starting eleven: Rafael Romo, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Adrian Martinez, Tomas Rincon, Darwin Machis, Jose Martinez, Eric Ramirez, Roberto Rosales, Brayan Hurtado, Daniel Carrillo.
