Endrickwho next season will join the ranks of the real Madrid, will star in the early hours of Wednesday to Thursday in the youth duel against the Ecuadorian Kendry Paez in the decisive match of Libertadores Cup between Palmeirasfrom Brazil, and Valley Independentin Ecuador.
In the recent Libertadores match, while the Valle team defeated 2-0 San Lorenzofrom Argentina, Palmeiras beat Uruguayan Liverpool 3-1, with goals from Argentinians Aníbal Moreno and José Manuel ‘Flaco’ López and Estevao.
On the previous day of the Libertadores, while Páez even got the San Lorenzo defenders out of their minds with his plays, for which they were sanctioned with yellow cards by the referee, ‘Messinho’, As Estevao also likes to be told, he did his thing against Uruguayan Liverpool.
He Palmeiras He will draw on his accumulated experience in the Libertadores dispute, having won the title three times, against an Independiente, who reached the final, a match they lost in 2016 against the National Athleticfrom Colombia.
The Ecuadorian team of the Argentine coach Javier Gandolfi It will try to take advantage of the altitude of 2,518 meters above sea level in which the Amaguaña parish of Quito is located, where the Valle team’s stadium is located.
It will be the third confrontation in the Liberators, since in 2021 they also played in the group stage, when Palmeiras won 5-0 in Brazil and repeated a 0-1 away victory in Ecuador. That year Verdao won the Libertadores title.
In addition to going out for revenge, the Ecuadorian team knows that, if it wins, it will remain at the top of group F, with great possibilities to remain in the hunt for the round of 16. However, a draw or a defeat will complicate their aspirations.
Palmeiras got off to a weak start in the Brazilian championship, since, after three games, they are eleventh with 4 points, after a win, a loss and the recent 0-0 draw, playing at home against Flamengo, who, together with Bragantino, are first with 7 points each.
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For his part, the Giant Killer of Ecuador, As they also tell Independiente, they defeated Mushuc Runa 2-1 last Thursday and are in second place in the standings, with 19 units, one less than the leader, Aucas, on the ninth day of the first phase .
