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Canada Standard
3 days ago
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Ecuador names Valencia, Plata in squad for World Cup qualifiers
QUITO, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil-based forwards Enner Valencia and Gonzalo Plata have been included in Ecuador's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Peru despite injury concerns, the Ecuadorian football federation said on Friday. Internacional's Valencia has missed the Porto Alegre club's past six games due to a hamstring strain, while Flamengo's Plata has been sidelined since April with a knee injury. "They are in a complicated situation but they are currently in the process of recovering," Ecuador manager Sebastian Beccacece told reporters. The Argentine coach recalled Leonardo Campana and Angelo Preciado, who missed Ecuador's last double header of qualifiers in March with injuries. As expected, the 28-man squad includes Brighton left-back Pervis Estupinan, Paris Saint-Germain center-back Willian Pacho and Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie. Ecuador will meet Brazil in Guayaquil on June 5 and Peru in Lima five days later. Beccacece's men are currently second in the 10-team South American group with four qualifiers remaining. The top six teams will automatically qualify for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada while the seventh-ranked side will dispute a playoff. Ecuador squad: Goalkeepers: Hernan Galindez, Moises Ramirez, David Cabezas, Gonzalo Valle Defenders: Pervis Estupinan, Cristian Ramirez, Xavier Arreaga, Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapie, Joel Ordonez, Felix Torres, Angelo Preciado Midfielders: Bryan Ramirez, Jhegson Mendez, Alan Franco, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Vite, Kendry Paez, Alan Minda, Yaimar Medina, Gonzalo Plata, John Yeboah, Jhon Mercado, Nilson Angulo, Denil Castillo Forwards: Leonardo Campana, Kevin Rodriguez, Enner Valencia.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🏆 Internacional draws Grêmio; wins Gaúcho championship after nine years
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. Internacional drew with Grêmio 1-1 and became the Gaúcho champion after nine years without titles. Enner Valencia scored for the Colorado, and Wagner Leonardo equalized this Sunday (16), at Beira-Rio - Inter had won 2-0 in the first leg. With this, Inter ended a streak of seven titles by Grêmio (the Tricolor had been champions since 2018). Additionally, the Colorado extended its lead in the history of the competition. Now, Inter has 46 titles. Grêmio remains with Sunday (16), Grêmio even had more possession, but Internacional created the better chances. The first half ended with 65% possession for the Tricolor, but with 6-2 in shots for the home team. And the Gre-Nal, of course, had controversy. Inter players demanded a penalty for a possible handball by Lucas Esteves. VAR reviewed the play but deemed there was no handball. Through its social media, Inter vented. Check it out: Virou vôlei, professor? Depois de longos minutos, arbitragem encerra o primeiro tempo sem revisão no monitor. — Sport Club Internacional (@SCInternacional) March 16, 2025 More efficient, Internacional turned chances into a goal - a great goal, in fact - at 11 minutes into the second half. Enner Valencia took a long-range free kick into the TOP CORNER to open the scoring. It was his fifth goal of the season. 🦹🏿🇪🇨 — Sport Club Internacional (@SCInternacional) March 16, 2025 Grêmio responded at 16 with Wagner Leonardo heading in. VAR validated it after an unbelievable SEVEN MINUTES of review. ⚽️ GRENAL: VAR avalia como legal gol do Grêmio após longa paralisação, contra o Internacional, na final do Campeonato Gaúcho. — ge (@geglobo) March 16, 2025 The image used by VAR to confirm the Tricolor's goal, by the way, is causing a stir. So, was it offside or not? ah sim — inter kpop 🇦🇹 (@scinterkpop) March 16, 2025 Grêmio went on the attack, and the Gre-Nal heated up, including THREE mass brawls and a lot of pushing and shoving. Aguirre (Inter) and Dodi (Grêmio) were sent off. Inter, however, held on to the 1-1 (3-1 on aggregate) to release the champion's shout that had been stuck in their throat since 2016. Featured photo: Ricardo Duarte/Internacional
