Ecuador and occasional Chelsea captain Moisés Caicedo got his name up on the scoreboard last night when he scored from the penalty spot to seal the 2-0 victory for his country in a friendly against Costa Rica. Incidentally, the first goal was also scored by a Caicedo, a forward named Jordy Caicedo (no relation). The more Caicedos, the better, I’d say.
Hopefully our Caicedo will get to rest a bit now, especially after revealing that he’s pushing through some discomfort to be playing in these relatively
meaningless games.
“I’m a bit tired, with a few problems here and there, but I’m here because this is my national team and what matters most to me is being here; with my people, with my Ecuador. I’ve worked really hard to be here, and I’m happy about that. […] I’m fine (physically). What matters most is being here, with my national team and my people.”
-Moisés Caicedo; source: Futbol Ecuador via Yahoo! Sports
Don’t love the sound of that, especially after missing a fair few games with injury already this season.
Kendry Páez, who was still called up for some reason despite being just a lost boy at Cobham these days, was an unused substitute.
