[Sport] Gustavo Alfaro insists that the Ecuadorian team is weighed down by "deconcentration"

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The coach showed his confidence in being able to qualify for the next round, for which he must obtain good results in his duels with Peru and Brazil.

The Ecuador coach, Gustavo Alfaro, assured this Sunday that his team is taking a toll on "the deconcentration", after the Tri drew 2-2 with Venezuela on the third day of group B of the Copa América.

"Today we create opportunities, but once again the deconcentration has cost us," Alfaro said at the post-match press conference.

In his opinion and in order to continue progressing, the team must increase its "defensive concentration" and work the game times "with maturity" to know that "a lost opponent is going to throw your body up."

That, he considers, "is corrected with work", although he stressed that sometimes learning can be "painful because they take away points and lose possibilities."

Ecuador was twice ahead on the scoreboard of a Venezuela that has a dozen casualties due to a covid-19 outbreak and the injuries of its biggest stars.

The last loss was that of midfielder Yangel Herrera, who was injured in the match of the second day against Colombia and will not be able to play any game in the remainder of the tournament.

Despite this, he was able to take advantage of two defensive insecurities to score two goals that gave him the second point for La Vinotinto, provisionally keeping it in third position in the group.

Fourth was Ecuador, thanks to the point achieved this Sunday and after the defeat in the first game with Colombia. The result of Peru this Sunday was yet to be defined, precisely against the coffee growers.

For all this, Alfaro claimed to end the day with a "bitter" taste because, he considered, they had everything to face to win but they did not.

However, he highlighted the good response from the players, especially from the youngsters.

In fact, Gonzalo Plata, 20, scored this Sunday the second goal of the Ecuadorian team after a great personal move that he began with a ride almost from his area to the rival goal.

Finally, the coach showed his confidence in being able to qualify for the next round, for which he must obtain good results in his duels with Peru and the host, Brazil.