Bad news for Ecuadorian football, but favorable for Brazil, its next rival, and Colombia, a team that seeks to stay with the second box of the group.
Ecuador suffered this Saturday the loss of its star midfielder, the Ecuadorian naturalized Argentine Damián Díaz, who tested positive for covid-19, and who was on the horizon for Sunday’s game against Brazil, for the last date of Group B of the Copa América .
“La Tri informs that after carrying out the rigorous PCR tests, prior to the game on Sunday, June 27, 2021, corresponding to the fifth date of Group B, of the Conmebol Copa América, the player Damián Díaz, was positive for covid- 19 “, published the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) on its Twitter account.
Díaz appeared as a starter in the game that Ecuador and Peru drew 2-2, with an interesting football display of the midfielder who plays for Barcelona, from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil (southwest).
Ecuador is fourth in the standings with 2 points, after the 2-2 draws with Venezuela and the same score against Peru and the 1-0 defeat against Colombia.
FEF sources had specified that Díaz would start tomorrow against Brazil, so the team’s coach, Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, will have to find a substitute for such a crucial match that will determine whether or not Ecuador will continue in the Cup.
It is worth remembering that if you do not get a victory on the last day, your future in the competition will depend on a Venezuelan defeat against Peru. Now, if he wins, he would automatically go to Colombia and could even be second in the group.
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