Keto League He said goodbye to CONMEBOL South Americaafter losing 5-3 on aggregate to Lanús in the round of 16.
Defensive errors during the 180 minutes, as there was no security in the first leg with the midfield duo of Richard Mina and Ricardo Ade, who were not good at advancing and were outplayed a lot through aerial play, as happened in the match. The return with Gianfranco Alala who did not look confident and had shortcomings in the Argentine team’s goals.
The absence of Alexander Domínguez had an impact and his experience in this type of match was noticeable. Well, Gonzalo Valle was not up to the mark, unlike what he did in the Copa Ecuador. The goalkeeper’s nervousness was evident and he is not used to saving in CONMEBOL competitions.
He did not get a good result in the first leg, as the Liga de Quito had good results in Casablanca, which was not the case on this occasion, and Lanús outclassed the team led by Pablo Sánchez tactically. In the return leg, the various shortcomings of the King of Cups were seen, who had only Alex Arce as a prominent figure.
Unlike 2023, the capital team suffered greatly with the absence of Facundo Rodriguez and Oscar Zambrano, who were pillars of the Quito League scheme, and the new faces were unable to replace them.
The King of Cups could not defend the title and Vitína Sánchez will have to correct a lot in defense and midfield, for what will be a Spanish League and Copa Ecuador.
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