Del Valle swallows Vasco after expulsion, thrashes and heads towards a place in Sula

Diniz makes a change, and Del Valle presses . The red card ruined Fernando Diniz's plans, and he had to take off GB to fill the fullback position with Victor Luis. As soon as the ball was in play, the Ecuadorians again troubled the Rio de Janeiro team: first, Briones tried a long-range shot, forcing Léo Jardim into a fine save, while Carabajal soon after sent the ball wide.

Léo Jardim pulls off a miracle . Del Valle had two consecutive golden chances to open the scoring, but they were stopped by the post and a towering goalkeeper. The danger began when Spinelli received a cross from Cortez and headed the ball against the Vasco crossbar. The play continued, and on another pass into the box, Ibarra took a shot, the ball deflected off Lucas Freitas and nearly knocked Léo Jardim out of action—the number 1, however, managed a miracle and palmed it away.

The home team persists in the air and is rewarded . The home side continued to hammer Diniz's men, exploiting the aerial game... and it paid off. In stoppage time, Guagua dived with a diving header and saw Léo Jardim palm the ball away before Carabajal, on the rebound, tapped it into the net: 1-0.

Del Valle, on fire, scores twice in two minutes. The Ecuadorians came out of the locker room energized against a Vasco team that had returned with Maurício Lemos replacing Nuno Moreira to form a defensive trio. It didn't work out: Del Valle scored twice in two minutes. Mercado made it 2-0, capitalizing on Spinelli's header, controlled the ball with his chest, and skillfully beat Léo Jardim. The third goal came practically on the very next play—and precisely from Spinelli, who received a low cross from the left and, through the defenders, tapped it into the back of the net: 3-0.

Remember them? Cazares and Jhegson Méndez are on . The former Corinthians midfielder and the former São Paulo midfielder were brought on late in the match in Quito by Javier Rabanal. Cazares came on for an inspired Guagua, while Méndez replaced Alcívar, who already had a yellow card.