The height of Quito, another challenge for Colombia against Ecuador in the Women’s Nations League
The Colombian women’s national team will face Ecuador this Tuesday at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, within the framework of the second date of the 2025 Women’s Nations League.
The Tricolor team will compete in second commitment in this new format of qualifiers towards the 2027 World Cup in Brazil, placing themselves in second position after their victory against Bolivia in Medellín.
The team led by Ángelo Marsiglia will face a double challenge: facing the group leader, who has just beaten Bolivia as a visitor, and adapt to the demands of height in the Ecuadorian capital.
The technician recognized that the high altitude conditions in Quito are a determining factor and assured that the coaching staff has prepared a special strategy to face the duel against Ecuador.
“We are going to correct within the victory, but we have to continue growing little by little. It is very important to use other players, to change the height. We made the five changes, and I think that in Ecuador we will do the same. Height will be a relevant factor and we have to think about the variants to give oxygen to the team,” said the coach.
Although there is not much history of confrontations between Colombia and Ecuador in Quito, The Tricolor already had a recent presence in the Ecuadorian capital during the 2024 Copa América Femenina.
The height of Quito represents a factor that generates some concern in the coffee mix; However, the team reaches this commitment with a favorable record in its most recent presentations in the Ecuadorian capital.
The Colombian Women’s National Team finished their participation undefeated in the last Copa América, reaching the final against Brazil, where they equalized in regulation time and lost in the penalty shootout.
In the group stage, within Group B, the Colombian National Team debuted with a 0-0 draw against Venezuela, beat Paraguay 4-1, beat Bolivia 8-0 and closed with another goalless draw against Brazil. Finished second with 8 points.
In the semifinals, Colombia faced Argentina in a very balanced match that ended 0-0 in regulation time and It was defined from the penalty spot in favor of the Colombian team.
Colombia finished the Copa América as runners-up, registering a balance of two wins and three draws throughout the contest.
