Some members of the team went to a nightclub in New York while El Tri was on tour in the United States.
FIFA’s March date may have consequences for a series of footballers from the Ecuador national team. After the 2-0 defeat against Italy, during one of the friendly matches that La Tri organized for the United States to prepare for the next Copa América, Footage was leaked on social media involving several players attending a nightclub before the match against the Azzurra. .
In these images you can see the participation of Robert Arboleda, Gonzalo Plata and Kendry Páez in a nightclub in New York. We see them there carrying wads of cash and others throwing dollars at the dancers in the establishment.
Of course, what caught the most attention was the presence of Kendry Páez, who is still 16 years old. . It is for this reason that the promising figure of Independiente del Valle has not yet reached the sufficient age to be able to access this type of place.
This fact put in check the discipline and behavior of the players of the Ecuadorian national team, in addition to the possible legal repercussions that they could face due to the images shared.
It is for this reason that the Ecuadorian Football Federation published a press release Monday evening. They declare that “in light of the facts which are of public knowledge, the FEF expresses the following: “The official delegation had free time on Friday March 22, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., a schedule which was fully respected.” .
They add that “Images of events contrary to the values and principles that we defend and promote as an institution have been broadcast, which will be the subject of analysis for future appeals. “.
“We reiterate our commitment to Ecuadorian football,” they concluded.
The end of the tour in the United States
On the sporting side, El Tri suffered two hard blows at key moments of the match. At the start, when Lorenzo Pellegrino opened the scoring after 3 minutes and in the second half, when Nicolo Barella made it 2-0.
After the match, coach Félix Sánchez said: “We are satisfied because it has been a good week of training. The players who came were very enthusiastic despite their kindness. It’s a very competitive group that works very well and they know that they have a very important championship in June (Copa América); They showed they wanted to be there. “, he noted during a press conference.
“The first goal affects a lot, but the team showed good character to overcome it. The team went from less to more, we controlled the inconveniences they generated for us. Afterwards, we had more of the ball. Entering players must add up; Kendry did it. “Unfortunately we ended up losing 2-0,” he summed up the defeat.
Finally, already thinking about the Copa América, he said that “during these months we have to see how the players evolve in their clubs, whether they play or not. Based on this, we will select the players. These matches gave us an idea of what we might need for the tournament “.
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