In this international break, Ecuador achieved a double, very important victory in the qualification process for the 2026 World Cup. First a 4-0 against Bolivia, then Colombia’s feat on the pitch. And in the first match on the pitch there was also John Yeboah, a striker owned by Venezia.
“He is a player who excites me, he is a footballer of great value” – coach Sebastián Beccacece said of Yeboahafter he was also criticized for many weeks in his homeland precisely for the lack of trust placed in the orange-green winger, before starting him for the first time against Bolivia. “He played more than an hour recently, but we also need to see how much he had played before at Venezia. He made one as a starter (against Udinese, ed.) and then went out in the second half, then small clips of the match of 10 -15 minutes. So we are introducing him little by little, but we have high expectations of him” – his words in the press conference before Colombia. “We are making a journey with him, I hope he can find continuity in his club, otherwise it is very difficult”, he concluded.
Then after the match, he added: “My boys must be proud of what they did. Today I couldn’t put Yeboah and Paez, but they are important players for us.”