2023-07-07 20:36:07
Independiente del Valle players celebrate the South American Recopa title on February 28, 2023. Photo: EFE
The South American Football Confederation (conmebol) and the European Football Union (UEFA) reached an agreement to bring together Independiente del Valle and Sevilla FC.
The match will bring together the champion of the South American Cup 2022, Valley Independentand to the UEFA Europa League 2022-23, Sevilla.
When does Independiente play?
The two champions will meet on July 19, 2023 at the stadium Ramon Sanchez Pijzjuanfrom 3:00 p.m. (Ecuadorian time), in the special edition called Antonio Puerta Trophy.
The announcement was made by the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguezthrough their social media accounts. Later the organization made it official.
“Challenge of Champions”, that’s what the president of Conmebol called it. The announcement was made after the series of negotiations between UEFA and the South American football entity.
“This tournament will define the winner in 90 minutes of play, in the event of a tie prevailing, there will be a penalty shootout,” Independiente del Valle reported on their social networks.
Independent’s response
“As Valley Independentwe are proud to be able to represent Ecuador in this tournament Club Challenge Antonio Puerta Trophy. We are sure that we will have the support of our compatriots living in Spain and in other European countries,” the Ecuadorian club added in a statement.
The campus of Valley Independent will move the other week to spainwith its staff, plus the coaching staff and managers.
The squad trains these days in the complex of the Independentafter the stoppage of the championship, arranged by the organizer, the LigaPro.
After playing with it Seville, Independent will have a broad agenda that will include their first match of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Deportivo Pereira, from Colombia, scheduled for August 9, 2023.
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