Independiente del Valle plans to play as an official in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana on July 17, 2024, to face Boca Juniors of Argentina in the eight-game playoffs.
The “Rayado” quadrant is qualified for this draw because it finished 3rd in Group F of the Copa Libertadores, between Palmeiras and San Lorenzo. Meanwhile, the “Xeneizes” are coming to an end because they are completing their moment in their South American group.
The winner of this round will compete in the round of 16 of the Copa Conmebol Sudamericana against Cruzeiro of Brazil.
During the independent months of the Valley, Boca Juniors did not touch the refusals, after Conmebol reported that Gary Medel, Tomás Belmonte, Brian Aguirre and Milton Giménez were not authorized.
The young Kendry Páez is also called “Matagigantes” of Ecuador. The midfielder rejoined the team, thanks to his participation in the Copa America in the United States with the equatorial national team.
With the technical direction of the Argentine Javier Gandolfi, Independiente will also resort to the defensive solvency of the Argentines Richard Schunke and Mateo Carabajal, the tension and imbalance of Joao Ortiz, Junior Sornoza, and in attack with Kendry Páez and Jeison Medina.
At the culmination of the first of the local tournament, Independiente was strengthened with the Colombian Medina replacing the Argentine Lautaro Díaz, who has the rights of the athletes of the acquisition of Cruzeiro, of Brazil.
However, the Matagigantes found themselves in an official holiday from June 2, thanks to the suspension of the local tournament to pass the friends of the past Equatorial variety in the Copa América and the dispute of this tournament in the United States.
In addition to the point guards of Medel, Belmonte, Aguirre and Giménez, the Xeneixe district was affected by the injuries of Aaron Anselmino, Nicolás Figal, Cristian Lema, due to the suspension of Guillermo Pol Fernández, sent off in the last hour of the Southern Group Stage. America. Training
The team’s coach, Diego Hernán Martínez, faced Leandro Brey, Cristian Medina, Ezequiel Fernández and Kevin Zenón, Javier Mascherano’s lawyers for the clash between the Argentine national team at the Paris Olympic Games.
The era experienced has also been the same for option to win the tournament, as he did in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
For this reason, coach Martínez has recurring figures of experience and young players to configure the starting lineup in the return to continental activity after the football adjustment disputed by the Copa América.