Independent of the Valley<\/strong> has become for some time now one of the large ‘fishing grounds’<\/strong> of ‘planet football’. From their ranks have emerged Mois\u00e9s Caicedo, Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapie, Joel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez, Kendry P\u00e1ez, Gonzalo Plata, Angelo Preciado…<\/strong><\/p>\n On Saturday, in Budapest,<\/strong> they will summit. For the first time, two Ecuadorians (Hincapie and Pacho) will face each other in a Champions League final<\/strong>. A milestone that takes the seal of Miguel \u00c1ngel Ram\u00edrez (MAR)<\/strong>. \u201cI come to Valley Independent<\/strong> as youth football director<\/strong>. Hincapie (2001) <\/strong>played left back <\/strong>with the sub 16<\/strong> y There (2002)<\/strong> it was him central<\/strong> of the sub 18<\/strong>“remembers MARK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Piero Hincapie celebrates a goal with Arsenal.<\/span>LAPRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cHincapie was one step ahead<\/strong>. He was very technically gifted, he understood the game well and had enormous physical ability: His GPS data was superior to that of any player in the first team.<\/strong>. There,<\/strong> instead, had grown a lot in a short time<\/strong> and I didn’t have the coordinative skills<\/strong> so developed,” clarifies the former coach of the Malm\u00f6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hincapie was one step ahead. His GPS data was superior to that of any player in the first team.<\/p>\n Miguel Angel Ramirez<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n He ‘ascend’<\/strong> of Miguel Angel Ramirez<\/strong> a coach<\/strong> of Valley Independent<\/strong> coincided with an important change for Hincapie<\/strong>: \u201cHe makes his debut and gets the taste of being a left center back. It was clear that he was not a lateral. Paradoxically, he has won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final playing as a ‘3’,<\/strong> but he has the defensive and offensive tools to play at the highest level in both positions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe stages of development of each player are different and Pacho had a later maturation<\/strong>. However, as the difficulty became greater<\/strong>, “He settled down… until he arrived at PSG.”<\/strong>he points out.<\/p>\n Pacho had a later maturation, but, as the difficulty grew, he settled in… until he arrived at PSG<\/p>\n Miguel Angel Ramirez<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n An exponential evolution, after passing through Antwerp and Eintracht, <\/strong>that surprised himself Miguel \u00c1ngel Ram\u00edrez:<\/strong>“I didn’t expect it. I talked to him about it and we laughed together.<\/strong> On a mental level he has made a big leap. In the beginning he got nervous.<\/strong> Now, however, Impressive how it handles itself in highly demanding matches<\/strong>. With the death of his mother he ‘clic’\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n Willian Pacho celebrates a goal with PSG.<\/span>LAPRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cTwo players that I had in youth football, who debuted with me in the first team and who face each other in a Champions League final. I don’t know if it will happen to me again in my life.<\/strong>. I’m lucky. And the fact is that, as people, they are also from the Champions League final,\u201d emphasizes the former coach of Sporting and Zaragoza<\/strong>among others. It doesn’t get wet, yes: “I’m neutral. I’ll be happy whoever wins.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Two players that I had in youth football, who debuted with me in the first team and who face each other in a Champions League final. I don’t know if it will happen to me again in my life.<\/p>\n Miguel Angel Ramirez<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n “They are very winners of duels. It is very difficult to beat them one on one,”<\/strong> points out ‘MAR’<\/strong> when referring to the common denominator of On it<\/strong> e Hincapie.<\/strong><\/p>\n Miguel \u00c1ngel Ram\u00edrez, during his time at Independiente del Valle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Each one, however, deserves an update of their own x-ray: \u201cPacho, as Roberto Olabe says, is a central supporter.<\/strong>Luis Enrique recognized that if it were not for him they could not have won the Champions League<\/strong> and Marquinhos admitted that it has made him better. Where there is a leak, he comes and covers it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Pacho is a central supporter: “Where there is a leak, he arrives and covers it up.”<\/p>\n![\"Piero](\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/27\/6a1714f3e6c44.jpeg\"\/)
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