the scorer Enner Valencia It will be another casualty in the Catalan coach’s debut Felix Sanchez Bas as coach of Ecuador, in a friendly match against Australia that will be played on Saturday March 25 in Sydney.
Valencia, striker for Turkish Fenerbahçeannounced on social networks that he will not be able to be there for the friendly double commitment against Australia due to a discomfort in his knee.
“I would love to be at the beginning of this new stage of the ‘Tri’, but for a discomfort in my knee I will not be able to accompany them. Many successes on this tour”, wrote the captain and historical scorer of the Ecuadorian team.
The gunner, 33 years old and author of three of the four goals in Ecuador in the World Cup in Qatar 2022, he is the second casualty of the first list of summoned of Sanchez Basafter being called off on Sunday the midfielder Carlos Gruezo for an injury.
The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) reported in a statement that I grunt he was finally out of the squad due to a muscle injury in his right hamstring, suffered in the last match of the San José Earthquakes against St. Louis City, in the American MLS.
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Thus, the call for the Barcelona coach is left with 22 footballers, without any substitute having been announced for the vacancies they have left Valencia and Gruezo.
The presence in Australia of the striker is also doubtful Gonzalo Plata, from Valladolidby presenting a muscular discomfort, according to local media.
Felix Sanchez He will make his debut as Ecuador coach with a friendly double match against Australia, to be played on Saturday March 25 in Sydney and on Tuesday March 28 in Melbourne.
