The striker and figure of River Plate Julián Álvarez opened the scoring and the attacker Enner Valencia, after the rebound in the penalty saved by Gerónimo Rulli, sealed the equality in stoppage time, in the match corresponding to the last date of the South American Qualifiers that it was played at the Monumental de Guayaquil.
With this result, Argentina, which still owes its commitment to the leader Brazil, reached 39 points, while Ecuador was left with 26 and closed the tournament in fourth position.
The trade and the good moment of the Scaloni team, with Leo Messi At the head, they carried out a game that at the beginning was complex because Ecuador took advantage in pressure and speed.
The selected “Tri”, led by Gustavo Alfarowanted to take the last champion of America ahead with the addition of the support of his people who sold out the tickets at the Monumental de Guayaquil, with the peace of mind of having obtained the ticket to Qatar 2022 on the previous day.
Renato Ibarra and Michael Estrada were protagonists of the Ecuadorian advance, while an Argentina of various modifications tried to make a stand.
Gonzalo Montiel and Lucas Martínez Quarta suffered more than they should in those advances that found Nicolás Otamendi and Nicolás Tagliafico, the most outstanding Argentine defenders, well off.
Argentina understood that it had to play short to deactivate the local speed. Messi, much applauded in Guayaquil, joined Rodrigo De Paul, who improved his precision, and little by little they took the American champion out of the Ecuadorian siege.
Alexis MacAllister, with a good game, and Nicolás González collaborated in this performance along with Leandro Paredes’ first-class touch. This is how Álvarez’s goal was builtthe “boy in fashion”, according to Scaloni, who did not weigh the situation to score his first goal in the senior team, in his debut as a starter.
The goal of the River star paralyzed Ecuador and Argentina was close to the second with a header from Otamendi, after the long and precise center of De Paul.
The temperature was high at night in Guayaquil, added to a high degree of humidity. The wear and tear of an intense first half generated a drop in the performance of both and almost no situations occurred.
Scaloni took advantage of the moment to observe more players on the pitch, such as Juan Foyth, Guido Rodríguez, Ángel Correa and Lucas Ocampos.
When the game faded A header from Ángel Mena hit Tagliafico’s hand and referee Claus, at the request of the VAR, charged a penalty. Rulli covered Valencia’s faulty shot, but the rebound was left at the feet of the Ecuadorian striker, who did not fail in the second chance.
While waiting for the suspended classic with Brazil and the friendly match against Italy next June, Scaloni will only have to define the squad for Qatar 2022. It is possible that he has defined those few places in the hot Ecuadorian night.
Source: Ambito
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