Ecuador will face this Sunday, June 30, Mexicoin a decisive match to reach the quarterfinals of the America CupIn Phoenix, both teams will be looking for a place among the top 8 in the competition.
The economic issue also comes into play in the confrontation between the two, due to the market value of the squads. In this sense, Ecuador’s 26 players have a higher value than the Mexican team.
According to the specialized portal TransferMarkt, La Tri has a total value of $241.7 million, above the $219.2 million of the team coached by Jaime Lozano.
Among those that add the most value to Ecuador are Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea; $80), escorted by Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen ($42.8), Willian Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt; $37.5), Kendry Páez (Independiente del Valle; $12.8) and José Cifuentes (Cruzeiro; $7.5).
While on the Mexican side, those who contribute the most to the total value are Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord; $40) tops the list, followed by captain Edson Álvarez (West Ham; $37.5) -withdrawn from the Copa América due to injury-, as well as Érick Sánchez (América), Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah) and Johan Vásquez (Genoa) with $10.7 worth each.
Another area in which the Tricolor is superior is in the players who play in Europe. Coach Félix Sánchez Bas has 9 players playing in the Old Continent, while Lozano has 7.
