The Argentines came to this tournament as the main favorites to win and defend the title, and they justified that epithet in the first stage of the Copa America. They were in a group with Canada, Chile and Peru and dominated to take first place in the group, winning nine points without conceding a single goal.They won the last edition of this competition by defeating the Brazilians in the final, and after that the title of World Champion followed, and it is clear why many consider them the best national team. Although they have offensively potent players like Messi, Lautaro Martinez and Di Maria, the basis of the Argentinean game is a strong defense led by the masterful goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who in the last eight matches in the national team's goal was even six times without conceding a goal. Tonight they will not have an easy task because they play against Ecuador, a national team that is on the rise and has great super talented players who are playing better and better every year.The team is led by Moises Caicedo from Chelsea, Hinakpie from Leverkusen, the super talented Kenny Paez who will strengthen Chelsea when he turns 18, and we should not forget the best scorer in the history of the national team, Enero Valencia.

As for this year's Copa America, they took second place in group "B". At the opening of the tournament against Venezuela, they played almost the entire match with one less player against Venezuela, and although they took the lead in that match, they failed to hold on and were defeated with a score of 1-2.They did not allow that failure to disturb them and a victory over Jamaica (3-1) and a draw with Mexico (0-0) followed, which was enough to advance to the quarterfinals. Although they are outsiders tonight, it is certain that they are not without a chance because it is a very organized team that can make any opponent suffer, especially if their main players play. As for the tradition of mutual duels, it is absolutely on the side of Argentina who celebrated four times in the last five confrontations with Ecuador, including a triumph of a little over a month ago in a friendly match with a score of 1-0.Also, it is worth noting that Messi and company regularly dominate the Copa America against Ecuador and that they scored three or more goals in ten out of sixteen duels with them in this tournament.

阿根廷人是本届杯赛夺冠和卫冕的热门球队，他们在美洲杯第一阶段的比赛中证明了这一点。他们与加拿大、智利和秘鲁分在一个小组，以一球未失的成绩拿下9分，占据小组第一的位置。他们在决赛中击败了巴西人，赢得了上届世界杯的冠军，之后获得了世界冠军的头衔，这就是为什么许多人认为他们是最好的国家队。尽管阿根廷队拥有梅西、劳塔罗·马丁内斯和迪玛利亚等攻击力强大的球员，但阿根廷队比赛的基础是由精湛的门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯领导的强大防守，他在国家队最近八场比赛中甚至有六次进球没有失球。今晚他们的任务并不轻松，因为他们要对阵厄瓜多尔，这是一支正在崛起的国家队，拥有出色的超级天才球员，他们的表现一年比一年好。这支球队由切尔西的莫伊塞斯·卡伊切多、勒沃库森的希纳克皮、18岁后将加强切尔西实力的超级天才肯尼·帕兹带领，我们不应该忘记国家队历史上最好的射手埃内罗·瓦伦西亚。

至于今年的美洲杯，他们获得了B组第二名。在与委内瑞拉的首场比赛中，他们几乎在整场比赛中都少了一名球员，尽管他们在那场比赛中取得了领先，但他们没能坚持下去，最终以1比2的比分被击败。他们没有让失败影响自己，随后以3-1战胜牙买加，0-0战平墨西哥，这足以晋级四分之一决赛。虽然他们今晚是局外人，但可以肯定的是他们不是没有机会，因为这是一支非常有组织的球队，可以让任何对手遭受痛苦，特别是如果他们的主要球员上场的话。至于相互决斗的传统，这绝对是站在阿根廷一边的，他们在最近五次与厄瓜多尔的交锋中庆祝了四次，包括一个多月前在一场友谊赛中以1比0的比分获胜。此外，值得注意的是，梅西和他的队友们经常在美洲杯对阵厄瓜多尔的比赛中占据统治地位，在本届杯赛中，他们与厄瓜多尔的16次交锋中，有10次打进3球或更多。