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Ecuador seeking to exploit Uruguay 'weaknesses'

Xinhua, October 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ecuador will attempt to exploit perceived weaknesses in Uruguay's defence when the teams meet in a World Cup qualifier in Montevideo next month, Tricolor coach Gustavo Quinteros said on Friday.

Ecuador are third in the South American zone standings with 17 points, three points behind second-placed Uruguay.

"I think that we can win. They are a strong team but they also have their weaknesses," Quinteros was quoted as saying by ESPN Brasil.

"Venezuela and Peru missed clear scoring chances against them that could have made Uruguay's situation [in the qualifiers] very different. They made several defensive mistakes. We will have to apply ourselves and concentrate. We also have to be defensively solid otherwise they are going to punish us."

Ecuador will follow their clash against Uruguay with a duel against Venezuela in Quito five days later. Uruguay, meanwhile, will travel to Santiago for a clash against Chile.

The top four teams at the end of the two-year qualifying campaign will earn an automatic berth at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The fifth-ranked side will meet the Oceania champions in an inter-continental playoff. Endit