Independiente del Valle defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the closing of Group F of the CONMEBOL Libertadoresbut after the tie between Palmeiras and San Lorenzo, the Ecuadorian team They had to settle for advancing to the CONMEBOL Sudamericana play-offs.
What did the giant-killer lack to advance to the round of 16?
With the departure of Martín Anselmi, Javier Gandolfi took over the first team and during this first semester the coach has sought to impose his idea of the gamesaying that he has a team with young players, such as the talented Kendry Páez, Keny Arroyo and his recent jewel, Justin Lerma and elements of experience, Junior Sornoza, although he was injured during the tournament, Joao Ortiz, the Ibarra brothers and Richard Schunke .
A problem for Independiente was not being able to close the gamessince taking away the 2-0 against San Lorenzo at home, in which they looked vastly superior, The ‘striped’ team dropped points in Uruguay when it visited Liverpool, adding that at home the Palmeiras team came back and took the victory. They are one of the big reasons why Sangolquí’s team is not in the round of 16 today.
To this add that Effectiveness was also a factor that was not always in favor of the Ecuadorian team., since it generated and created dangerous actions, as happened against Palmeiras in Ecuador and Brazil. If IDV managed to make its moves, the story could have been different in the outcome of Group F.
Failure to maintain the intensity in the matches and the lack of concentration also led to the elimination of the ‘giant killer’, Well, apart from the clash in Argentina against San Lorenzo in which he was never able to shine, in the two defeats against Palmeiras, the shortcomings in the setbacks and errors on the part of Moisés Ramírez determined that those led by Javier Gandolfi did not get any points against the Brazilians , the same in the equality in Uruguay against Liverpool.
Another point was the loss of Junior Sornoza, In the 2-0 victory against San Lorenzo, the experienced midfielder suffered an injury and the ‘black and blue’ lost one of their most important men on the squad.
Independiente del Valle will play the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, a tournament that it knows very well and it is worth mentioning that it won them in 2019 and 2022.
