Ecuador will defend his unbeaten record at home
Paraguay will play tomorrow its last card to continue with the possibility to classify to the World Cup of Brazil 2014, in the game for the twelfth date, against Ecuador that maintains an undefeated local record, and now experiences its finest moment.
To Edgar Benítez, the Paraguayan striker who scored the goal of the tie against Uruguay ” the match against Ecuador will be the key to keep dreaming” with the world Cup; they know, that because of the altitude, they cannot play chasing the ball for it can be dangerous for them.
According to the Paraguayan goalkeeper Diego Barreto, the intention will be to “keep calm, is very important. We are good kicking from the outside and we have people doing well in the upper zone. In the back we must be stronger”.
From the point of view of the Ecuadorian captain, Walter Ayoví, “Paraguay is a strong team that works a lot in all areas, that makes many mistakes, and for that we should not follow their rhythm but play our game as we know and to focus, during the 90 minutes, in scoring”.
Probable lineups:
Ecuador:
Máximo Banguera; Juan Carlos Paredes, Gabriel Achilier, Frickson Erazo, Walter Ayoví; Cristian Noboa, Luis Saritama, Luis Antonio Valencia, Jefferson Montero; Cristian Benítez and Felipe Caicedo. Coach: Reinaldo Rueda.
Paraguay:
Diego Barreto; Iván Piris, Pablo Aguilar, Paulo Da Silva, Miguel Samudio; Víctor Ayala, Fidencio Oviedo, Cristian Riveros, Richard Ortiz; Nelson Haedo Valdez and Edgar Benítez. Coach: Gerardo Pelusso.
Referees: Sandro Meira, Emerson Augusto and Alessandro Matos (Brazil).
Venue: Atahualpa Olympic Stadium