Ecuador fed up with pressure on Byron Castillo: ‘I highly doubt there will be a sanction, but the logic is not to guess and wait’

In recent days, Ecuador has intensified the presence of Byron Castillo on its official platforms. Social media, above all, has been emphatically showing the Barcelona side from Guayaquil, perhaps with the intention of conveying tranquility regarding the outcome of the controversy with Chile and Peru, the other parties involved in the dispute based to the FIFA Disciplinary Unit. , a body that will have to adopt a key decision: whether to ratify Gustavo Alfaro’s team as a participant in the World Cup or accept the Chilean arguments, in charge of the legal team led by Brazilian lawyer Eduardo Carlezzo, who demand that the team now managed by Eduardo Berizzo arrive in Qatar through the administrative route.

In the Ecuadorian federation, they are fed up with the atmosphere surrounding the affair. “The truth is that you live in a different reality. Having so many important topics to discuss, they dedicated themselves to just that. you made him famous “, replies Carlos Manzur, vice-president of the Ecuadorian football federation, to Jock in an attempt to graphically represent this discomfort.

In the FEF, they are dedicated to preparing the legal arguments that support the belief that Castillo meets the requirements to be considered an eligible player. It is this principle which led the technical staff led by Gustavo Alfaro to consider it in the friendly matches that FIFA is considering on this date. As part of the preparation for Qatar 2022, a scenario from which the Guayas do not intend to emerge, the yellows faced Nigeria yesterday. They also have duels scheduled against Mexico and Cape Verde and.

Manzur reveals that the Ecuadorian FA are still preparing the arguments they will present to FIFA. “There is a deadline until Monday, I think. This is ensured by the secretary general and the team of legal experts “, he specifies. However, he insists on his original approach. “For the FEF, the problem is rooted in FIFA and this is where arguments must be made and await resolution “, he argues. Of course, this leaves the door open for the process to continue to develop in other cases. “And there surely call and then to CAS “, To add.

Then, he discusses the insistent presence of Castillo in the various formal sectors. “Everything, absolutely everything else, is part of a media world that really counts for little for this or that interest. “, establishes.

In this sense, he apologizes for delving into the matter. “That said, I hope you understand that I won’t spend any more time on this until FIFA decides. “, he asks.

Castillo was also part of the attack. After leaving the match against Aucas in tears, under the effect of the pressure he is under, the player has adopted a much more aggressive attitude in recent days. Without going any further, last weekend he resorted to a song by Alfa El Jefe, to address the controversy that has him as the main protagonist, due to doubts about his nationality. “They criticized everything about me and when I got there they all sucked me off,” reads the text, which the footballer uses to accompany an image in which he appears leaving the Barcelona dressing room in Guayaquil. On the pitch, he had also taken his revenge: he had been a figurehead in the 4-0 victory over Cumbayá, which had allowed the Idol to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2023.

On this plane, for example, he was shown on Instagram with his family, trying to show signs of cohesion. “The bottle I drink at the disco, you are clearly worth a kidney. You want me to tell you that her name is Don Pérignon”. is another of the phrases from the song he used. “They lit candles to make life turn bad for me. When did you see that he that’s with God here is wrong? “, he adds, in another phase belonging to the Dominican artist with which he tries to reflect the mental firmness that a few days before had raised serious doubts.