NEWS: Ecuador coach Luis Fernando Suarez has left Ivan Kaviedes and Agustin Delgado out of his 22-man Copa America squad.
The strikers, who were part of the side which impressed in last summer’s World Cup, will not have the chance to recreate their heroics in Venezuela. (scroll down for squad)
Suarez (pictured) said Kaviedes was out of form since returning from injury. Delgado has hardly played this year after only returning from a six-month ban last month.
Ecuador Copa America squad
Goalkeepers:
Cristian Mora (Liga de Quito), Marcelo Elizaga (Emelec).
Defenders:
Ulises De la Cruz (Reading), Neicer Reasco (Sao Paulo), Oscar Bagui (Olmedo), Ivan Hurtado (Atletico Nacional), Giovanni Espinoza (Vitesse Arnhem), Jorge Guagua (Colon de Santa Fe), Renan Calle (Liga de Quito).
Midfielders:
Edison Mendez (PSV Eindhoven), Luis Antonio Valencia (Wigan Athletic), Segundo Castillo (Red Star Belgrade), Edwin Tenorio (Liga de Quito), Patricio Urrutia (Liga de Quito), David Quiroz (El Nacional), Walter Ayovi (El Nacional), Luis Caicedo (Olmedo).
Forwards:
Carlos Tenorio (Al Saad), Felix Borja (Olympiakos), Cristian Benitez (El Nacional), Felipe Caicedo (Basel), Pablo Palacios (Deportivo Quito).