2022-11-25
The downside to Ecuador’s 1-1 draw against the Netherlands was La Tri’s captain and goalscorer Enner Valencia sent off on a stretcher.
The immediate question is: Will he play in the next match against Senegal? The striker himself answered that question in the mixed zone at the Khalifa International Stadium after the dedication.
“I took tests and it turned out that I have a sprained knee, which is bothering me a little bit. Today I played with a sprain, I played with a little pain. The most important thing is that I was able to help the team, we continue to be strong and think big,” Superman said.
When asked if he would play against the Africans, he gave a confident, but firm answer. “It allowed me to play (the match) and hopefully I’ll be much better for the next match and I can continue to help.” So we will have to wait and see how it develops over the next three days before the fight to advance to the round of 16.
Ecuador and Senegal meet next Tuesday, November 29 at 10 a.m. (Ecuador time) at the Khalifa International Stadium. Gustavo Albero’s side managed a draw to qualify for the next stage. Alio Ciss’s men need to win to progress. Even if they beat the Africans, if the Dutch don’t beat Qatar or beat them short, the tricolor will take first place.
Superman is very important for Ecuador, he is its all-time record scorer and goalscorer at the World Cup. In addition, he is the captain of the team and the most experienced player in Ecuador’s starting eleven, which is dominated by young footballers. So his absence will be a huge blow to La Tri.
Valencia, unstoppable: more goals than matches at World Cups
Although he was criticized for the maximum nomination, as he was on a drought of seven games (he even missed a penalty in a friendly against Japan), the Fenerbahçe player once again made La Tri happy, thanks to two wins on his debut against Qatar, and now, with a goal against a European team.
With it, Valencia took his tally to six goals in World Cups (three in Brazil 2014 and three in this edition) and equaled Oleg Salenko, Paolo Rossi and Eusebio’s record for most consecutive goals with the national team. These competitions.
