The 3-0 victory of Barcelona SC on Mushuc Runa and the 2-1 victory Deportivo Cuenca before Emelec raised the chances of qualifying for the yellow team final, while for the blue team, not even the win would ensure their passage to that court of the tournament, because they would have to wait for the margin of so many that the bullfighters could fit, in fall case.
For Carlos Víctor Morales, journalist from GolTV, the favorite is the canary distribution. “Barcelona has an excellent option to be a finalist, to win stage 2 of the 2020 tournament. He deserved it, he managed to cope with the ups and downs of this tournament, he had good and bad moments; but in the end he overcame it and today we have him as the great candidate to win the stage. A draw with Católica in Quito makes him the winner, a defeat, even speculating the difference in goals, he also puts him in the final, so I see him with very good options. The key match is against Católica; I am sure that Barcelona and its coach, in particular, will not repeat mistakes. The lesson learned will be very useful for this, which is the key game “.
Coach Fabián Bustos, about the last step that Barcelona must complete, said: “Obviously, we need a step to reach another goal, which is to play the final and reach the group stage (Copa Libertadores) which is not easy, we will look for it, with all due respect to the other institutions, because we had to endure many things said ”.
Mario Canessa, del Caravan Group, in connection with the possibility of Barcelona being a finalist, he indicated. “Barcelona did their homework, the future is in their hands, they obtained the necessary points and goals while their rivals did the opposite. Today he has to bet on the game against Católica to get the ratification of being a finalist and not think he should play with Liga (Q) later. Your odds are high, but you also have to think that the prize is to play the last game at home and that winning the stage offers the final and Libertadores classification in the main draw. He is the option to be a finalist. “
Emelec, who until the 90th minute, plus 6, saved a point (1-1) in Cuenca and reduced the difference with Barcelona, lost the option falling 2-1. His coach, Ismael Rescalvo, said: “After this defeat, things became difficult to reach the final. We will have to win on Sunday with a big goal difference and then wait for what Barcelona is doing “.
The numbers
Barcelona with 28 points, winner or equal, in Quito, against the Catholic University, would finish first and will dispute the title with the Liga de Quito.
A yellow defeat could cause a probable classification of Emelec as long as the ratio of the goals that the yellow team receives (in the difference between scoring and receiving, it has five more than Emelec) is directly proportional to those that Emelec converts in the case a victory against CD Olmedo.
If Barcelona lose by one goal, Emelec will need four; if he loses by two, the blues will need three, and so on. It could equalize in points and goal difference and will be defined in favor of the one who has the most goals in their favor (currently, 22 have Barcelona and 24 Emelec).
As Barcelona concedes more goals, in the event of a loss, Emelec will need fewer so many to score to qualify. (D)