Deportivo Quito - Deportivo Cuenca

Ecuador Serie A, Primera Etapa

Awesome campaign from Deportivo Quito this year, in spite of all their administrative and financial problems. We all know the story: the players have been unpaid for quite some time now, and they have refused to train in more than one occasion. But they have also proven to be very professional, as when the time came, they showed up for the games and gave their best. That's why we can see them on second place, 5 points behind leaders Emelec, and with a chance to reduce the deficit to just 2 points if they win tonight (even though Emelec will have 2 games in hand). The only ones that were able to defeat them were Emelec, by a narrow 0-1, and at home Deportivo are still undefeated (6 wins and 1 draw against 3rd place Catolica). And spirits should be high now, as they come from a 3-1 whooping of city rivals LDU Quito, and the financial problems should end soon, as starting Friday, Deportivo are suspended if they don't sort their things out (meaning they will lose all points that will be disputed). Cuenca are enjoying a good run themselves, with 2 consecutive wins, but I'm not letting that fool me. They've beaten Macara (worst team in the league), and a troubled Barcelona, but overall, they are still poor. 5 defeats as visitors, from 7 games played, and the second worst defense of the league make Deportivo rightful favorites for this match. GL!

Deportivo Quito (-1 AH) @ 1.87, 3/10
Result: 5-1, WON