2024-09-04 17:56:36
Three Papá players were excited about the duel against the Millonarios this Friday in Quito. The Orientales are playing for the lead against the Azules.
The match of the 9th date of Phase 1 of the LigaPro is, without a doubt, the duel between Aucas and Emelec that will be played this Friday at the Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda stadium. This commitment will determine whether Papá remains the sole leader or if another team, including Bombillo, takes away that first position.
Currently, the Quito team is the leader with 17 points plus nine goal difference, while the Guayaquil team is third with 16 points plus six.. Therefore, the result of this duel could mark the course of the stage for both clubs.
Three Aucas players spoke to the press on Wednesday and acknowledged the importance of the match against the ElectricsIn addition, they made a diagnosis of the rival, its strengths and what they must do to beat it.
«Aucas is going to be a great match, we hope to be in top form, score goals early on and work hard to get the match done. We know that Emelec is a very difficult team, they have very fast players, the forwards are very good, we are working to counteract that,” said Luis Cano.
«I think there will be a lot of pressure on Emelec, they are coming off a win, we unfortunately suffered a draw, but we want to redeem ourselves with the fans, so we have to beat them.“We are leading the way, the group is a family so far, I think we are happy,” added Hansel Batalla.
🎙️Statements from the protagonists prior to our next match against #Emelec in the Caldera.
At home we will defend the lead. ⚽️💪#Aucas💛 #VamosPorLaVictoria pic.twitter.com/g2uUZ0DKyi
— SD Aucas Official (@Aucas45) April 17, 2024
While Carlos Rolón sent a message to the Auquista fans.We would like to thank the fans because they were with us from the very beginning, and tell them that this group will fight until the end.«.
Emelec recovers two attackers to steal the lead from Aucas
For its part, El Bombillo has two stops for his visit to the Caldera del Sur. They are the Argentines Juan Pablo Ruiz Gómez and Facundo Castelli. The former has already recovered from the epitrochanteric bursitis in his left leg, suffered in the match against the Rodillo Rojo, and is training normally with his teammates.
Meanwhile, The centre forward returns after serving his suspension for accumulating yellow cards in the same match, which is why he did not play in the 2-0 victory against Cumbayá.