Player status. It was a good Saturday for Ecuador’s players in Europe. Moisés Caicedo wore the captain’s armband as Chelsea won 2-0 at Everton, John Yeboah started in Venezia’s first Serie A win of the season, and Willian Pacho was rested as PSG came from behind at Strasbourg. The bad news: Piero Hincapié is still out with an ankle injury.

Moisés Caicedo: captain in a win at Everton

Caicedo started and captained Chelsea in a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on October 17. According to Chelsea’s official site, he partnered Jordan Henderson in central midfield, as he did in last weekend’s 5-1 win over Bournemouth.

Pedro Neto scored both goals, 43 seconds after half-time and again in the 90th minute. BBC Sport gave Caicedo a 7 out of 10, saying he relished the physical battle in midfield and nearly scored just before half-time with a first-time volley that hit the crossbar. He was replaced by Romeo Lavia in stoppage time.

John Yeboah: 63 minutes in Venezia’s first win

Yeboah started for Venezia in a 1-0 home win over Napoli, the club’s first Serie A victory of the season after six straight defeats. According to EFE and Primicias, the Ecuadorian played 63 minutes before being substituted. Akor Adams scored the only goal in the 49th minute, and Kevin De Bruyne missed a penalty for Napoli after coming off the bench. It was Davide Nicola’s first game as Venezia coach. The win was not enough to lift Venezia off the bottom of the table.

Willian Pacho: rested before Barcelona

Pacho was on the bench and did not play as PSG won 3-1 at Strasbourg in round 7 of Ligue 1. Giovanni Reyna put Strasbourg ahead in the 17th minute. PSG turned it around late after Luis Enrique sent on Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué and Vitinha: Illia Zabarnyi equalized in the 77th minute from a Dembélé assist, Dembélé scored in the 85th, and Doué added the third in stoppage time. According to franceinfo, the win put PSG top of Ligue 1, at least for now.

Luis Enrique had rotated his lineup ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League game against Barcelona. Pacho played the full 90 minutes in PSG’s 4-2 Champions League win at Manchester City on October 14.

Piero Hincapié: still a week or two away

Hincapié is expected to miss Arsenal’s Premier League game at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. According to Arsenal’s official site, he and Martín Zubimendi hurt their ankles in a training session on the Emirates Stadium pitch after the win over Leeds United. Hincapié also missed the midweek Champions League win over Lille.

“Piero is evolving really well,” Mikel Arteta said in his pre-match press conference. “Knowing his character and the way he pushes everybody, I’m sure it’s not going to take long, but he will probably need another week or two.”

Player status

• Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea): Fit. Started and captained the team at Everton (Oct 17), substituted in stoppage time.
• John Yeboah (Venezia): Fit. Started against Napoli (Oct 17), played 63 minutes.
• Willian Pacho (PSG): Fit. Unused substitute at Strasbourg (Oct 17), rested before the Champions League.
• Piero Hincapié (Arsenal): Out, ankle injury. Expected to miss Nottingham Forest (Oct 18). Arteta: “another week or two.”

Sunday’s schedule

Two more La Tri regulars are in action on Sunday, October 18, according to El Crack. Times are Eastern Time.

Player	Match	Kickoff (ET)
Nilson Angulo (Sunderland)	Bournemouth vs Sunderland, Premier League	9:00 AM
Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan)	AC Milan vs Atalanta, Serie A	12:00 PM

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Sources

• Chelsea FC (official site, Oct 17, 2026): Confirmed Chelsea line up vs Everton
• BBC Sport (Oct 17, 2026): Everton v Chelsea: How the players rated
• Sky Sports: Everton vs Chelsea
• Primicias / EFE (Oct 17, 2026): Venezia FC consigue su primer triunfo en la Serie A ante Nápoli; Yeboah jugó 63 minutos
• ESPN: Strasbourg 1-3 PSG (17 Oct, 2026)
• franceinfo (Oct 17, 2026): Le PSG renverse Strasbourg et prend provisoirement les commandes de la Ligue 1
• Studiofutbol (Oct 17, 2026): Pacho, suplente en la victoria del PSG ante Estrasburgo
• Arsenal FC (official site): Injury latest on Zubimendi, Hincapie, Tzolis and Saliba
• El Crack (Oct 16, 2026): Esta es la agenda de los ecuatorianos que juegan en Europa

Image credits

• Featured image, Moisés Caicedo celebrating after Ecuador vs Germany (June 25, 2026): YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and branded; shared under the same license.
• Featured image inset, Willian Pacho (June 25, 2026): Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Moisés Caicedo during Ecuador vs Germany (June 25, 2026): YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and branded; shared under the same license.