Guayaquil City narrowly defeats Gualaceo at the Chucho Benitez.

The local team opened the scoring in the 63rd minute with a goal from Renato César and leads the visitors 1-0.

Both teams will seek not to repeat what they did in their last tournament game. The visiting team came away empty-handed after the defeat suffered in the previous round. On the other hand, the local team managed to rescue a point in the draw obtained in the previous match.

Guayaquil City only managed to get one point in their last game against Barcelona, after a 1-1 draw. In the previous 4 rounds, they won on 1 occasion, drew 1, and were defeated on 2 occasions. They accumulated a total of 8 goals against and scored 7 in the opponent's net.

Gualaceo comes into this match with a 0-1 defeat against U. Católica (E). Recently, the visiting team has had quite diverse results: 1 victory, 2 defeats, and 1 draw, in which they scored 4 goals and conceded 9.

Jaime Sánchez was the referee chosen for the match at Chucho Benítez.

Probable lineup for Guayaquil City today

The team led by Pool Gavilánez sets up its game with a 3-6-1 formation with Gonzalo Valle in goal; Jairo Jiménez, Jean Humanante, and Alan Aguirre in defense; Klebinho, Kevin Sambonino, Matías Oyola, Roger Arias, Jean Carlos Montaño, and Jordan Rezabala in midfield; and Miguel Parrales up front.

Probable lineup for Gualaceo today

On the other hand, the team led by Leonardo Vanegas takes to the field with a 4-5-1 strategy with Miguel Micolta in goal; Edwin Mesa, John Medina, Dubar Enríquez, Jonnathan Mina in defense; Angelo Mina, Jorge Góngora, Richard Farías, Jesús Preciado, and Henry Patta in midfield; and Paul Gómez up front.