Barcelona will visit Aucas at the Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Stadium this Saturday, November 2 for date 12 of phase 2 of LigaPro. The match will be at 3:30 p.m. in Ecuador.
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Why is this LigaPro duel important?
Under the command of Segundo Alejandro Castillo, the Idol has scored 6 out of 6 possible points and is 4 units away from first place, so they remain firm in the fight for the second stage. In addition, the other objective is to be able to qualify directly to the group stage of CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 (in case Independiente del Valle is direct champion). So the yellow team knows that getting a win from Quito will be key to their aspirations in this final stretch of the season.
On the capital side they have come from 3 consecutive dates without losing and with the arrival of Gabriel Pereyra they have found some improvement. Dad goes with the objective of winning, to maintain peace in the South American Cup area, which is the only objective they have to achieve in this final stretch of 2024.
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Players to follow in Aucas vs. Barcelona
Aucas has its weapon in attack, Juan Carlos Blanco and its great midfielder, Michael Carcelén, who knows the Guayaquil team very well.
Barcelona has Octavio Rivero, who scored again, Braian Oyola and Janner Corozo with a good presence and its experienced midfielder, Leonai Souza, being its most key elements in Segundo Castillo’s scheme.
This is how the teams arrive
Aucas comes from getting a point in his visit to Libertad, which has him sixth in the accumulated and being a candidate to qualify for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. In the cauldron of southern Quito they will try to get 3 points that will allow them to be firm in that battle .
Barcelona with Segundo Castillo has found improvement, they won the Clásico del Astillero and now they have scored a goal at the Estadio Monumental al Delfín. The sensations are better and the yellow team will try to achieve a victory in the capital, to maintain that option of being able to reach the final in December.
Last antecedent
The last time Aucas and Barcelona met was on May 12, 2024 at the Monumental Stadium, the score ended 1-1.
While the last precedent at the Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda ended with a 3-2 in favor of Aucas, this occurred on October 7, 2023.
