The Ecuadorian football team has been without activity for more than nine months and still does not officially have a coach, although the president of Ecuafútbol Carlos Villacís announced on Tuesday night that Colombian Hernán Darío Gómez will be the new head coach of the team.
In addition, the executive stated that the first matches of the team under Bolillo's direction will take place between September and November during the FIFA dates. Oman, Peru, Costa Rica, and Qatar are the mentioned opponents.
The Peruvian newspaper El Comercio states in a publication that the match against Peru would be played in Lima.
To this group of opponents announced by Villacís, Venezuela's national team could also be added, according to a publication by El Nacional newspaper.
In this case, the national team would travel to Barquisimeto to participate in an international quadrangular tournament next November.
According to El Nacional, Colombia and Peru are the other invited teams. However, the newspaper does not specify if the participating teams represent the senior national teams.
The last official match played by the Ecuadorian national team took place on October 10, 2017, against Argentina for the final round of the World Cup qualifying stage for Russia 2018.
The match was favorable to Jorge Sampaoli's Argentina, who won 3-1 against an Ecuadorian team full of debutants and coached by Argentine Jorge Célico. (D)