Alfaro, DT of Ecuador: “We will go to fight in Peru, to see if we can bring us the classification”

The Ecuadorian team equalized with Brazil in Quito (1-1), but the result was not satisfactory for coach Gustavo Alfaro, who did not hide his annoyance at the referee’s decisions. After the meeting, the strategist spoke at a press conference and expressed all his discomfort, especially against the VAR.

“We are shocked by the development of the match, because it was strange, with all the things that happened. More than anything, one always asks that the resolution of a match be defined according to the successes or errors that a team may have, not by extra details.”, initially explained the DT of the ‘Tricolor’.

“VAR takes away the essence of football, not only because it reverses a sanction or decisions, but also because of the time that is lost, since it is four or five minutes of stoppage. Also because of how it affects the mood of a campus. At one point we were fighting being down on the scoreboard, we fought, we had an advantage with a charge and then we no longerAlfaro added.

“I want to stand out and rescue the attitude of my players. It is a pride. I don’t think there is any intention that they don’t want Ecuador to go to the World Cup. And I have nothing against Brazil, we just wanted to win and we practically didn’t do it because of the charges that were made. From now on, I don’t want any in favor, the only thing I want is justice. Today we had the chance to secure the World Cup, but we’re going to keep fighting”, added the coach.

In the same way, he revealed the key to the great performance that the Ecuadorian team had: “Hierarchy is respected, but not feared. Brazil came as always, with personality and presence, with great players. The first thing a player or team must have is confidence. We wanted to give the country a victory in this clash. There are mixed feelings, good because of the tranquility and confidence of the players, because they pressed, attacked, and bad because of the result”.

“If Ecuador beat Chile and played in this way against Brazil, it is because they must have accumulated some merit. I hope that from now on things will be sporting, if we deserve to go to the World Cup, let it be for the sporting benefits that we can achieve. And if there is someone else who does things better, who perhaps takes third place from us and leaves us in sixth place, it will be because of sports”, he highlighted.

Finally, Gustavo Alfaro confessed that they will go with everything to the clash against the Peruvian team in Lima. “With 27 points, the World Cup was certain. There are three more to go and perhaps the goal difference, although we have to see other results. What I need is for the team to continue adding. We have taken an important step to go to the World Cup and now we are psyched up to go fight in Peru, to see if we can bring us the classification”, he sentenced.