Jun 21, 2024, 16:46 ET
This Saturday, June 22, Ecuador will face Venezuelathe match for date 1 of Group B of the America Cup It will be at 5:00 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
After two weeks of work in which they managed to play 3 friendlies (1 loss and 2 wins), The tricolor has been prepared in a great way in Santa Clarathinking about the debut against Vinotinto, in an important duel for the aspirations of advancing to the quarterfinals.
The friendlies helped coach Félix Sánchez Bas to determine the scheme he will use on the first date against Venezuela, taking into consideration that all those summoned will be availableafter the doubt that was about Kevin Rodríguez and his physical condition.
For his part, Venezuela under the command of Fernando Batista did not have preparation matches and they have only dedicated themselves to training in the last few weeks. The most recent event is the clash for the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on November 16, 2023, the score was 0-0 at the Monumental Stadium in Maturín.
The tricolor will seek to end a negative streak in the Copa América, since His last victory came in the 2016 editionAfter that 4-0 against Haiti and the last victory against a CONMEBOL team in this competition, it was precisely against Venezuela in the Copa América Colombia 2001.
