Hurricane, in free fall: he lost against Emelec in a flood in Ecuador, even if he remains the leader of the South American

One victory in the last eleven games. That single victory, precisely, is what he claims Hurricane as leader of group B of the South American Cupfor which this Thursday he lost in Ecuador against Emelec 1-0, amid a flood that made their typical possession game unworkable.

The Argentine defender Cain Pharaoh he scored the winning goal for the home team in the 16th minute of the first half.

Despite the defeat, the “Globo” was leading Group B, where everyone has 3 points, but goal difference favors them, having beaten Guaraní 4-1 at the Parque de los Patricians on their debut.

In heavy rain in Guayaquil, Huracán added his fourth game without a win and without scoring a goal between the Professional League and the Copa Sudamericana.

“Globo” amass seven defeats and three draws, and have fallen into a hole after a promising start to 2023 that even saw them at the entrance gate of the Copa Libertadores group stage.

In a weak match marred by incessant rain and poor state of the pitch at George Capwell Stadium, Emelec took advantage of the first and clearest chance to score a goal to take the lead and win.

In the 16th minute Fara di Rosario connects with a nice header in the small area after a corner kick from the left.

The 29-year-old defender arrived at Emelec in January this year after being Ecuadorian champions with Aucas, a club he joined after being promoted to the First Division with Tigre.

In the remaining minutes, Huracán went looking for an equalizer without ideas and constantly clashed with the Emelec defense who clung to the advantage by ending a negative streak of four defeats in a row, which had questioned the continuity of the Argentine coach Miguel Washers . .

In the second half, the match was almost impossible due to the puddles of water that formed from the rain that hit Guayaquil throughout the night.

Huracán does not raise his head and will visit Tigre next Monday for date 13 of the 2023 Professional League tournament.

They will then host Arsenal on Friday 28 and play again for the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday 2 May against Danubio, from Uruguay, at Parque de los Patricios.