Hurricane, in free fall: he lost to Emelec under a deluge in Ecuador, although he remains the leader of the South American

A win from the last eleven games

.

That only victory, precisely, is what sustains

as leader of group B of the

, for which this Thursday they lost 1-0 in Ecuador against

, in the midst of a deluge that made their typical game of possession impractical. .

Argentine defender

scored the winning goal for the home team 16 minutes into the first half.

Despite the defeat, the "Globo" was at the top of the even group B, where everyone has 3 points, but the goal difference favors it, since in the debut it had thrashed Guaraní 4-1 in Parque de los patricians.

Under heavy rain in Guayaquil, Huracán added his fourth game without winning and without scoring goals between the Professional League and Copa Sudamericana.

"Globo" accumulates seven defeats and three draws, and fell into a hole after a promising start to 2023 that even had him at the entrance gate to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.

In a weak game marked by the incessant rain and the poor state of the playing field at George Capwell Stadium, Emelec took advantage of the first and clearest chance to score a goal to take the lead and win.

At minute 16, Fara from Rosario connected with a good header in the six-yard box after a corner kick from the left.

The 29-year-old defender arrived at Emelec in January this year after being an Ecuadorian champion with Aucas, a club he had joined after being promoted to the First Division with Tigre.

In the remaining minutes, Huracán went in search of an equalizer without ideas and constantly collided with the Emelec defense that clung to the advantage to end a negative streak of four defeats in a row, which had put the continuity of Argentine coach Miguel Rondelli in doubt. .

In the second half, the game was almost impossible due to the puddles of water that formed from the rain that hit Guayaquil throughout the night.

Huracán does not raise his head and next Monday he will visit Tigre for date 13 of the 2023 Professional League tournament.

Then, they will host Arsenal on Friday the 28th, and will just play again for the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday, May 2 against Danubio, from Uruguay, at Parque de los Patricios.