In front of empty stands in Goiania, Brazil, the meeting marked the first non-win for the home nation since the 1-0 loss to Argentina in November 2019.
But since Brazil is already ready to win Group B, players like Gabriel Barbosa, Everton, Douglas Luiz, Fabinho and Douglas Luis got to start on the bench.
Receipt by Ángel Mena
However, defender Eder Militao made sure to give the home team a 1-0 lead before the halftime break with a header.
But in the first quarter of the second, the yellow-clad were pushed back, and in the 53rd goal, Ecuador's Ángel Mena managed to equalize.
- In the first half we managed to neutralize their style of play and pass around the ball and score goals, but in the second half they scored goals and that complicated our game.
The goal was to win but the main goal was to finish in first place (in the group) and we did, says Brazil's Paqueta.
Venezuela rash
Peru defeated Venezuela 1-0 in the second match in Group B, and Peru follows Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador to the quarterfinals, while Venezuela is eliminated.
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in Group A are already ready for the play-offs, but mutual order will be determined in Monday's matches, local time