[Sport] Independiente seeks its first title in Serie A, although it has already won the South American

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Independiente del Valle and Emelec will define the 2021 champion in Ecuadorian soccer. The striped will seek their first title in Serie A, although it will not be the first time they have disputed defining matches for a crown.

The ‘Matagigantes’, as the striped cast is also known, has already played two international finals, one in the Copa Libertadores and the other in the Copa Sudamericana. This last trophy is in the showcases of the Sangolquí team.

Emelec, for his part, will look for his star number 15 in the professional championships of Ecuador. The Blues are the second most successful club in Serie A, only behind Barcelona, which has 16 titles.

Independiente del Valle is no stranger to playing important, defining matches, although it will be the first time that he will seek the top local title in roundtrip matches. The finals against ‘Bombillo’ will be played on December 5 and 12, 2021. The first leg will be played at the Banco Guayaquil stadium and the return match will be at the George Capwell.

The IDV consolidated itself as the 'Matagigantes' when in 2016 it reached the final of the Copa Libertadores others, leaving on the way, between, the Mexican Pumas and the Argentine Boca Juniors and River Plate, two of the most successful clubs on the continent. . In that season, led by the Uruguayan Pablo Repetto, the cast from the valley played the final against Atlético Nacional de Medellín.

In Quito, on July 20, 2016, the match ended 1-1 at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium.

On the return leg, seven days later at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium, ‘Verdolaga’ won 1-0 and was crowned champion of the Libertadores.

South American glory

Two years ago, on November 9, 2019, Independiente del Valle established himself as the champion of the South American Cup by winning a unique final, played at the General Pablo Rojas stadium in Asunción, to the Club Atlético Colón of Argentina.

The Ecuadorian team beat Colón de Santa Fe 3-1, an Argentine cast that copped the stands of the Paraguayan stadium with their fans. Despite that, the 'Matagigantes' was superior on the field and in the end reached the title that in Ecuador only Liga de Quito has also achieved.

 

Link: https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/independiente-titulo-ecuador-campeon-sudamericana.html