Independiente del Valle beat Delfín SC 3-2 on Friday night in Sangolquí and left the league table even more tilted in its favor. After the match, IDV held a 23-point lead over the second-place team, a margin that makes the top of the Liga Ecuabet look increasingly settled.
Hugo Quintana scored one of the three goals for the Negriazul, while Carlos González added another and an Ayrton Cisneros own goal also helped the winners. Delfín SC answered with two goals of its own, from Franco Ayunta and Jefferson Arce, but it was not enough to change the result.
That scoreline mattered because the match was described as one in which Independiente del Valle was very superior, even if the final numbers stayed close. IDV created enough pressure to stay ahead after each response from the Cetáceo, and the gap at the summit still widened.
The unanswered part now is not whether Independiente del Valle leads the race, but which side can even keep pace with it. With a 23-point cushion after Friday night, the next round matters less for the leader than for everyone still trying to stop the separation from becoming final.
