2026 began and from its first day it arrives with football in leagues that have not stopped their activities even for the holidays. On January 1, the Premier League will be in charge of animating the day, on the 2nd Serie A, Ligue 1 and LaLiga will be added and there will be two Ecuadorian players.
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The match agenda for January 1, 2026
Premier League
Partido: Liverpool vs. Leeds United.
Time: 12:30.
Stadium: Anfield.
Party: Crystal Palace vs. Fulham.
Time: 12:30.
Estadio: Selhurst Park.
Partido: Brentford vs. Tottenham.
Time: 15:00.
Estadio: Brentford Community.
Partido: Sunderland vs. Manchester City.
Time: 15:00.
Estadio: Stadium of The Light.
The match agenda for January 2, 2026
Serie A
Match: Cagliari vs. AC Milan.
Time: 2:45 pm.
Stadium: Arena Sardinia.
Ligue 1.
Party: Toulouse vs. Lens.
Time: 2:45 pm.
Stadium: Stade de Toulouse.
LaLiga.
Match: Rayo Vallecano vs. Getafe.
Time: 15:00.
Stadium: Vallecas.
Pervis Estupiñán and Johanner Chávez, the Ecuadorians can play on January 2
After Chelsea Moisés Caicedo and the Arsenal of Piero Hincapié already played, none of the Premier League matches will have the presence of Ecuadorian footballers. Despite this, two tricolors can play in two other major leagues in Europe.
Pervis Estupiñán, AC Milan left-back, hopes to regain the starting position against the Cagliari during January 2. Although he started as a starter after arriving at the Milan team in mid-2025, he has lost ground in the team.
In the most recent match of the rojinegros, Estupiñán vio their victory against Hellas Verona from the substitute bench. At the same time, in the two previous matches he had only added three minutes. Its last ownership was November 8 against Parma and his squad occupies second place in Serie A with 35 points.
Another of the players who is excited about adding his first game of 2026 is Johanner Chavez. The footballer has not yet debuted with his team this season and is looking to return to the field with the club after almost a year. His last game was on January 5, before suffering an ankle injury.
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