League of Quito agreed this Wednesday to the phase of Groups of the South American Cup after overcoming in the local key to Mushuc Rune with an aggregate score of 3-1, thanks to the 2-0 win in the first leg played last week and the 1-1 draw this Wednesday.
Precisely, in today’s game Alexander Alvarado converted in the 27th minute for Liga de Quito and the Uruguayan attacker Mauricio Alonso equalized for Mushuc Runa, in the 63rd.
The superiority of the ‘King of Cups’, as the League is also known, was evident from the first leg, when he won with goals from Alexander Alvarado and Argentine Tomás Molina.
The advantage achieved in the first game and the few demands in this Wednesday’s game led the League coach, the Argentine Pablo Marini, to make the five changes to rest the main figures, thinking about next Saturday’s game against Aucas for the local tournament.
Liga insinuated itself from the start of the game towards Mushuc Runa’s goal with shots from outside the area by midfielder Joao Ortiz and Alvarado, who passed close to Adonnis Pabón’s goal.
The insistence of the Quito team paid off, as a bad start by the opposing defense was taken advantage of by the local attackers and Alvarado scored with a high shot in the 27th minute.
The accumulated advantage, which consolidated the classification from the League to the Group stage, had an impact in slowing down the pace of their game, while the visitor lacked reaction to try to go out and achieve the feat.
To create some expectation, Mushuc Runa scored the equalizer with a high shot from Alonso, in the 63rd minute, but Liga managed to maintain the overall advantage.
The classification allowed the League to join Barcelona which, after the elimination of the Copa Libertadores, went directly to the Group stage of the South American League, and awaits the third-placed team from Ecuador, who will leave tomorrow for the match between October 9 and Dolphin.
DATA SHEET
Quito-Mushuc League 1-1
1 – Quito League: Gonzalo Falcon; Andrés López, Franklin Guerra, Zaid Romero (m.79, Moisés Corozo), Christian Cruz; Lucas Ezequiel Piovi, Joao Ortiz, Sebastián González (m.74, Santiago Scotto), Adolfo Muñoz (m.65, Nilson Angulo); Alexander Alvarado (m.65, Jefferson Arce) and Tomás Molina (m.74, Michael Hoyos).
Coach: Pablo Marini
1 – Mushuc Rune: Adonnis Pabon; Roddy Zambrano, David Villalba (m.46, Jean Estacio), Darwin Quilumba, Franklin Carabalí; Marco Mosquera (m.65, Gaspar Vega), Carlos Feraud (m.65, Cristian Llama), Johnny Uchuari; Bagner Delgado (m.30, Wilter Ayoví); Mauricio Alonso and Santiago Giordana (d.70, John Santacruz).
Technician: Giovanny Cumbicus
Goals: 1-0, Alexander Alvarado (m. 27) and 1-1, Mauricio Alonso (m. 63)
Referee: Leodán González, from Uruguay, assisted by his compatriots Carlos Barreiro and Horacio Ferreiro, admonished Piovi, Quilumba, Carabalí, López, Llama.
Incidents: Second leg of the first round of the Copa Sudamericana played at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, owned by Liga de Quito, in which the homeowner qualified for the group stage
