Aucas players celebrate goals against Deportivo Cuenca. Photo: API
Catholic and Independent University of the Valley They tied this Sunday, April 14, 2024, 2-2, the result allowing Aucas to maintain the lead, with 17 points, in the first phase of the LigaPro, which is advancing into its eighth day.
Independiente took advantage of a penalty and a free kick to score the goals, through the youth Kendry Páez and Yaimar Medinarespectively.
For its part, the Catholic scored through from the Panamanian Ismael Díaz and the Argentine Mauro Díaz, after accurate assists from Gregory Anangonó.
Independiente reached 16 pointsthe same as Emelec, while Católica was left with 14 units, but has pending matches against Mushuc Runa and Barcelona.
Matches of the date
Emelec defeated Cumbayá 2-0, with goals from Jaime Ayoví and Bryan Carabalí.
Aucas, which won 0-3, with two goals from the Colombian Jeison Medina and one from the Ecuadorian Reny Jaramillo, had to settle for a 3-3 draw, after the reaction of the Cuenca team, with two goals from the Argentine Pablo Magnín and one from his compatriot Lucas Mancinelli.
Yes ok, Macará drew 0-0 at home against Orensejumped to fifth place in the table, with 12 units.
Barcelona won 0-3 in their visit to the bottom team, Libertad, with two scores from midfielder Gabriel Cortez and one from the youth Allen Obando, bringing the Guayaquil team to 11 points.
In another of the games played this Sunday, Nacional defeated Imbabura 2-0with goals from Antony Chére and Byron Palacios, so he escaped from the last places, accumulating 9 points, the same as Técnico Universitario.
With annotations of Diego Armas and Jefferson CaicedoTécnico Universitario won at home 1-2 against Mushuc Runa, who scored through the Uruguayan Jonathan Dos Santos.
The eighth date will conclude this Monday, April 15 with the match between League of Quito and Delfín de Manta.