Ecuador and Conmebol confirm Guayaquil as the venue of the final in the Libertadores 2022

Guayaquil.- The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, and the maximum representative of the South American Football Confederation (CSF), Alejandro Domínguez, officially sealed this Friday the agreement to organize the single final of the Copa Libertadores in Guayaquil on October 29. As a government and as a country we are very pleased to hold this CONMEBOL event in Ecuador, of such continental and global importance,” Lasso said during the signing ceremony of the agreement. The president expressed his appreciation to CONMEBOL for having opted for Ecuador “as the venue of this final” and extended his praise, “in a special way to its president Alejandro Domínguez,” who highlighted the attitude of the Ecuadorian Government for having declared the final as an event of interest for the country. ” Thank you President Lasso for having signed this agreement and making your government commit, because without that commitment, without having declared this event of national interest, I assure you, president, it would not have been enough, because this moves the world, “said Domínguez.The agreement was also signed by the president of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), Francisco Egas; the mayor of Guayaquil, Cynthia Viteri; President Lasso also thanked CONMEBOL for having designated the capital of his country, Quito, as the venue for the Women’s Copa Libertadores that will be played next October, with the participation of 16 South American teams.” Count on our commitment to the realization of these two great events of CONMEBOL,” added the president and said that after the conversation he has had with Alejandro Domínguez, his Government ratifies the commitment to “put all the necessary means for the success” of the contests. ” From now on our welcome for those who are going to visit us, they will be received with the best hospitality and affection of Ecuador and especially of the people of Guayaquil, but all of Ecuador is a precious tourist jewel; I invite you to come in advance,” said Lasso.Domínguez said that having changed the modality of the final of the Libertadores, with round-trip matches, to the single final in a certain venue, has been one of the best decisions of CONMEBOL. The finals back and forth were real wars; the single final has become a party, because that is the essence of football,” he added. Help us, count on us, because we want this to be the best party that Conmebol has organized in 107 years of life. So, it depends on all of us, “said Domínguez.We recommend you read: The single final will be played at the Monumental Stadium “Isidro Romero”, owned by Barcelona, located near the center of Guayaquil, where two finals of the Libertadores were already played, in which the Barcelona cast lost both to Olimpia, from Paraguay, in 1990 and to Vasco Da Gama, of Brazil, in 1998. Violence in Jalisco Cup football: players beat referee

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