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Ecuador and its historic goalscorer Enner Valencia overcame a deficit to beat Peru 1-0 at the Quito summit this month and reached the round of 16 of the South American classification for the 2026 World Cup.

“Superman” Valencia ran towards the ball with a powerful leader through an Alan Franco center in the 54th minute and commented on his dispute in the stadium.

With this triad, the tricolor reached 11 points and ran up to the places, right in the classification zone of the world. Además, it is a balm for Ecuador that this March more than a decade ago left an Espina entrada while not being able to get to Peru in the elimination.

Ecuador received Paraguay and Quito on the following October 10th, as the Peruvians were there. In the end, they met three nations in their feudal against Uruguay.

With a 3-5-2 game, the white combination was three points away from the finish line in their intention to land at the altitude of Quito (2,850 meters above sea level) to reach the lower depth they occupy la cuarta fecha.

But when the front door left the hills from the beginning, it continued to push towards the Portería of Pedro Gallese.

The first series of practical exercises had already been planned in advance of the visit, as it was able to withstand the students of the Argentine Timon Sebastián Beccacece and achieved a 3-4-3 offensive with a rate of 80%.

After a flood of legionnaires and 25 years ago, the time it took for Ecuador to overcome the idea of ​​the beccacece game ended when they faced each other 1-0 in Curitiba before the Brazilian season.

“Sabíamos que era un partido muy apretado (…) Esto está largo y sabémos que en casa tenemos que hacernos fuertes,” he expressed about the team of Pedro Vite (Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS), who won his second duel with the tricolor denied.

Peru and Ecuador fight for decades to eliminate the mundialist forces responsible for the tricolor victories, five empates and five derrotas.