Copa America: Ecuador v. Chile

Ecuador opens Copa America play today against Chile in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The kick off is at 5:35 local time. Needless to say, this is an incredibly important match for La Tricolor. Lose to Chile and it’s hard to imagine them advancing out of the group.

I haven’t seen Chile play recently, so I don’t really know what to expect. If you’ve seen them lately, let us know what you think.

I can tell you that La Roja recently drew with Haiti 0-0, lost to Costa Rica 0-2 and beat Jamaica 1-0.

After the jump, Chile’s Copa roster.

1 Claudio BRAVO GK Real Sociedad (ESP)
2 Álvaro ORMEÑO DF Gimnasia y Esgrima LP (ARG)
3 Sebastián ROCO DF Santiago Wanderers (CHL)
4 Ismael FUENTES DF Jaguares (MEX)
5 Miguel RIFFO DF Colo Colo (CHL)
6 José Luis CABIÓN MF Melipilla (CHL)
7 Rodrigo TELLO DF Besiktas (TUR)
8 Humberto SUAZO FW Monterrey (MEX)
9 Reinaldo NAVIA FW Atlas (MEX)
10 Jorge VALDIVIA MF Palmeiras (BRA)
11 Mark GONZÁLEZ MF Liverpool (ING)
12 Nicolás PERIC GK Audax Italiano (CHL)
13 Jorge VARGAS DF Salzburgo (AUT)
14 Matías FERNÁNDEZ MF Villarreal (ESP)
15 Pablo CONTRERAS DF Celta (ESP)
16 Manuel ITURRA MF Universidad de Chile (CHL)
17 Arturo SANHUEZA MF Colo Colo (CHL)
18 Rodrigo MELÉNDEZ MF Colo Colo (CHL)
19 Gonzalo JARA DF Colo Colo (CHL)
20 Gonzalo FIERRO DF Colo Colo (CHL)
21 Carlos VILLANUEVA MF Audax Italiano (CHL)
22 Juan Gonzalo LORCA FW Colo Colo (CHL)

COACH: Nelson ACOSTA (URU)