With the team already installed in the impressive Hyatt Oryx Regency hotel, one of the most luxurious in Qatar, the team led by the Argentinian Gustavo Alfaro experience the hours preceding the historic debut in the opening match against the local team. A new training session is scheduled for this Thursday at 17:00 (9 Ecuador time), to outline the starting squad. The Tri begins its world dream…
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Romario Ibarra trained with a cue
Djorkaeff Reasco, Romario Ibarra and Pervis Estupinan in training in Doha (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA/AFP)
It was surprising to see Romario Ibarra with a splint in his right hand as he returned to training for La Tri, now in Doha. “Romario caught the finger the other day against Iraq. When he overflowed inside, his finger got stuck in an Iraqi player’s shirt, it’s a dislocated finger,” coach Gustavo Alfaro reassured.
Alfaro wanted to get Byron Castillo
Byron Castillo was the axis of a claim for his birthplace. (Photo by José Jácome / POOL / AFP)
Byron Castillo’s absence, decided by the Ecuadorian Football Federation, provoked a different position from coach Gustavo Alfaro, who did not agree and said so: “It was a very difficult decision, I took the liberty of not agreeing with the directivebut I understand. I’m a soccer coach and I told them, “My position is to carry it no matter what happens.” But I respect the decision of the Federation in this regard.”
Source: Clarin
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