Copa America 2020, CONMEBOL have started a tradition of inviting teams from outside the South American continent to give a chance to compete in the Copa America. This year 12 teams are competing in the new edition of Copa America 2020, where 2 teams have been invited to play the tournament which is Australia and Qatar. In 2019 last Copa America, there were also 2 teams were invited, which are Japan and Qatar. These are the team that has won the Asia Cup Tournament previously. In addition, this will the second involvement of Qatar to participate in Copa America. On 27th June, this Saturday Ecuador is going to face Peru in their 4th match in Copa America 2020, at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín; where 4 thousand fans will watch the game live from the stadium. Both teams would want to win the match, in order to qualify for the next round.
Match Details
- Match Between: Ecuador vs Peru
- Date: 27th June
- Time: TBD
- Day: Saturday
- Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
- Location: Cra. 74 #48010, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Capacity: 44,739
- Surface: Grass
Ecuador Team Squad
Goalkeepers: Johan Padilla, Jorje Pinos, Brian Heras
Defenders: Felix Torres, Moises Coronzo, Xavier Arrenga, Diego Palacious, Leonel Quinonez, Gustavo Cortez, Andres Lopez, Bryan Carabali
Midfielders: Jordan Sierra, Sebastian Mendez, Jose Cifuntes, Alan Franco
Forwards: Alejandro Cabeza, Micheal Estrada, Enner Valencia, Gonzalez Plata, Angel Mena, Renato Ibarra, Marcos Caicedo, Joao Rojas, Romario Ibarra
Ecuador is a good team that is participating in the Copa America tournament. In the last edition, they had played really well and put their mark in the tournament. They have few good players in the team and entirely they have had a balanced team altogether and they have a good chance of winning against Qatar. They have some good players like Marcos Caicedo, Joao Rojas, Romario Ibarra and so on.
Peru Team Squad
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Carlos Caceda, Patricio Alvarez
Defenders: Luis Abram, Alexander Callens, Anderson Santamaria, Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Trauco, Marcos Lopez, Luis Advincula, Aldo Corzo
Midfielders: Renato Tapia, Pedro Tapia, Pedro Aquino, Yoshimar Yotun, Alexis Arias, Carlos Ascues, Cristian Benavente, Sergio Pena
Forwards: Edison Flores, Andy Polo, Gabriel Costa, Raul Ruidiaz, Paolo Guerrero
The national team’s all-time top goalscorer is Paolo Guerrero, with 38 goals, and its most-capped player is Roberto Palacios, with 128 appearances. Under manager Ricardo Gareca, Peru placed third at the 2015 Copa América, reached the quarterfinals of the Copa América Centenario, participated in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, and earned second at the 2019 Copa América and this year they also participating. Overall this is a quite balanced team that has few marking players in attack, as well as in the midfield.
Prediction: Ecuador 0-1 Peru
In the next match, Peru is probably going to win the match against Ecuador by 1-0, in the Copa America 2020 group match.