2008 Copa Libertadores Final
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The 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito
, Ecuador
, and Fluminense Football Club
from Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field, La Casa Blanca
in Quito
, Ecuador
on June 25, 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã
in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
on July 2, 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and eqaulized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg.
is not used. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
Fluminense and LDU Quito both started in the Second Stage and were drawn into Group 8 along with Arsenal
of Argentina
and Libertad
of Paraguay
. Their first match was against each other in La Casa Blanca in Quito
. The game ended in a goal-less draw.
LDU Quito then hosted Libertad on March 4. Patricio Urrutia
and Joffre Guerrón
scored for LDU Quito to give them a 2–0 win. They then visited Arsenal in Buenos Aires
on March 12. Patricio Urrutia
scored the loan goal of the game. The roles were reversed as LDU Quito hosted Arsenal on March 26. Liga walloped Arsenal 6–1 with goals by Patricio Urrutia
, Damián Manso
, Luis Bolaños
(2), Claudio Bieler
, and Alfonso Obregón
; Luciano Leguizamón
scored for Arsenal. On April 8, Liga travelled to Asuncion to play Libertad, where they lost 3–1. Alfonso Obregón
scored the lone goal for Liga.
After the first game against Liga, Fluminense hosted Arsenal on March 5. The drubbing ended 6–0 in favor of Flu. Thiago Neves
, Dodô
(2), Gabriel
, Washington, and Cícero
provided the socres. Flu then travlled to Asuncion to face Libertad on March 19. Washington scored twice to give Flu a 2–1 win. Flu then played host for Libertad in a game that ended in a 2–0 win for Fluminense. Cícero
and Thiago Silva
provided the scores. Fluminense then travlled to Buenos Aires to play Arsenal on April 8. They were beat 2–0.
The last match of group play for LDU Quito and Fluminense was against each other on April 17. Cícero
scored the only goal of the game to give Fluminense a 1–0 win. The win gave Fluminense the group. Fluminense and LDU Quito finished 1 & 2 with 13 and 10 points, respectively, and each advanced to the Round of 16 as the 1st and 11th seed.
of Colombia
, whom they defeated on aggregate 3-1 (2-1 & 1-0). In the quarter-finals, they faced fellow Brazilian side São Paulo
. They won on aggregate 3-2 (0-1 & 3-1). In the semi-finals, they face defending Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors. After tying 2-2 on the first leg, the won 3-1 in the second leg to advance to their first Copa Libertadores finals.
, whom they beat on aggregate 3-2 (2-0 & 1-2) to advance. They faced another Argentine team, San Lorenzo
in the quarter-finals. After tying 1-1 in both legs, the teams went into penalties, where LDU Quito triumphed 5-3. In the semi-finals, they faced Club América
of Mexico. They tied both legs 1-1 in Mexico City and 0-0 in Quito. Since LDU Quito scored an away goal, they won the series and advanced to their first Copa Libertadores finals.
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in Quito
. Claudio Bieler
of LDU Quito scored first in the 2nd minute, but Fluminense answered back with a goal by Darío Conca
in the 12th minute. LDU Quito scored three unanswered goals by the end of the half with goals by Joffre Guerrón
(29'), Jairo Campos
(34'), and Patricio Urrutia
(45'). Thiago Neves
scored again for Fluminenese with the only goal of the second half at the 52nd minute. The final score left LDU Quito with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.
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in a game that would crown the South American champions. Luis Bolaños
of LDU Quito scored first in the 6th minute to put LDU Quito up 1–0 in the game, and a three-goal advantage. Fluminense answered back with a hat-trick
by Thiago Neves
who scored goals in the 12th, 28th, and 56th minute. The score at the end of regulation was 3–1, leaving both teams equal on goal difference; extra-time was needed. After a scoreless extra-time, the game went on to a penalty shootout. LDU Quito goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three of four penalty kicks, while his teammates put in three of four to give LDU Quito the win, and their first Copa Libertadores title.
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LDU Quito had won their first Copa Libertadores title, becoming the first Ecuadorian team to do so. The title is also the first international title ever won by a team from Ecuador. LDU Quito captain Patricio Urrutia was named player of the finals, and Joffre Guerrón was named player of the tournament. By winning the tournament, LDU Quito won the right to represent South American in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
, for which they qualify directly to the semi-finals. LDU Quito winning the Copa Libertadores was called historic by major newspapers that followed the competition, and won praise throughout the continent.
Throughout the tournament, the team and its player gained wide support from across Ecuador, not just by their typical fan-base in Quito. Following the win, they were publicly applauded by every sector of Ecuadorian society and government, and were treated as heroes upon their return to the country.
Currently, this year's finals hold or shares two Copa Libertadores Finals records: most goals in a single game (6) for Game 1; most goals in two legs (10).
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, and Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field, La Casa Blanca
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, commonly called La Casa Blanca , is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte...
in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
on June 25, 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on July 2, 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and eqaulized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg.
Finals rules
Like other match-ups in the knockout round, the teams will play two games, one at each team's home stadium. As the highest seeded team determined at the beginning of the knockout stage, Fluminense had home-field advantage for the second leg. Unlike other Copa Libertadores match-ups in the knockout round, the away goals ruleAway goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
is not used. If the teams remained tied after 90 minutes of play during the 2nd leg, extra time will be used, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
Group 8 of the Second Stage
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FluminenseFluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
 LDU Quito |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
 ArsenalArsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina.... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 9 |
 LibertadClub Libertad Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 |
Fluminense and LDU Quito both started in the Second Stage and were drawn into Group 8 along with Arsenal
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Libertad
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División...
of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. Their first match was against each other in La Casa Blanca in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
. The game ended in a goal-less draw.
LDU Quito then hosted Libertad on March 4. Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
and Joffre Guerrón
Joffre Guerrón
Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:...
scored for LDU Quito to give them a 2–0 win. They then visited Arsenal in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
on March 12. Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
scored the loan goal of the game. The roles were reversed as LDU Quito hosted Arsenal on March 26. Liga walloped Arsenal 6–1 with goals by Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
, Damián Manso
Damian Manso
Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:...
, Luis Bolaños
Luis Bolaños
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
(2), Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
, and Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio...
; Luciano Leguizamón
Luciano Leguizamón
Félix Luciano Leguizamón is an Argentine footballer who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Leguizamón started his career in Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay. He then moved on to River Plate. Not having played much at River, he was loaned to Unión de Santa Fe and Polideportivo Ejido...
scored for Arsenal. On April 8, Liga travelled to Asuncion to play Libertad, where they lost 3–1. Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio...
scored the lone goal for Liga.
After the first game against Liga, Fluminense hosted Arsenal on March 5. The drubbing ended 6–0 in favor of Flu. Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto
Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:...
, Dodô
Dodô
Ricardo Lucas, known as Dodô , is a Brazilian footballer who played striker.-Career:Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense...
(2), Gabriel
Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos
Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos , commonly known as just Gabriel, is a versatile Brazilian footballer, who plays primarily down the right hand side, currently playing for Gremio....
, Washington, and Cícero
Cícero Santos
Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:...
provided the socres. Flu then travlled to Asuncion to face Libertad on March 19. Washington scored twice to give Flu a 2–1 win. Flu then played host for Libertad in a game that ended in a 2–0 win for Fluminense. Cícero
Cícero Santos
Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:...
and Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva, , commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan...
provided the scores. Fluminense then travlled to Buenos Aires to play Arsenal on April 8. They were beat 2–0.
The last match of group play for LDU Quito and Fluminense was against each other on April 17. Cícero
Cícero Santos
Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:...
scored the only goal of the game to give Fluminense a 1–0 win. The win gave Fluminense the group. Fluminense and LDU Quito finished 1 & 2 with 13 and 10 points, respectively, and each advanced to the Round of 16 as the 1st and 11th seed.
Fluminense in the knockout stage
Fluminense was seeded 1 for the knockout stage, guaranteeing home field advantage for the second leg of any series. In the round of 16, they faced Atlético NacionalAtlético Nacional
Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...
of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, whom they defeated on aggregate 3-1 (2-1 & 1-0). In the quarter-finals, they faced fellow Brazilian side São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
. They won on aggregate 3-2 (0-1 & 3-1). In the semi-finals, they face defending Copa Libertadores champions Boca Juniors. After tying 2-2 on the first leg, the won 3-1 in the second leg to advance to their first Copa Libertadores finals.
LDU Quito in the knockout stage
LDU Quito was seeded 12 for the knockout stage. In the Round of 16, they faced EstudiantesEstudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
, whom they beat on aggregate 3-2 (2-0 & 1-2) to advance. They faced another Argentine team, San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
in the quarter-finals. After tying 1-1 in both legs, the teams went into penalties, where LDU Quito triumphed 5-3. In the semi-finals, they faced Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
of Mexico. They tied both legs 1-1 in Mexico City and 0-0 in Quito. Since LDU Quito scored an away goal, they won the series and advanced to their first Copa Libertadores finals.
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| Fluminense | |LDU Quito | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético NacionalAtlético Nacional Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín... A 2–1 |
Thiago Neves Thiago Neves Augusto Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:... 22'Conca Darío Conca Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder... 76' |
Round of 16 First leg |
Estudiantes Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history.... H 2–0 |
Guerrón Joffre Guerrón Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:... 64' Manso Damian Manso Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:... 78' |
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| Atlético Nacional H 1–0 |
Roger 52' | Second leg | Estudiantes A 1–2 |
Bolaños Luis Bolaños Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... 26' |
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| São Paulo A 0–1 |
Quarterfinals First leg |
San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team.... A 1–1 |
Bieler Claudio Bieler Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:... 35' |
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| São Paulo H 3–1 |
Washington 11', 90+1' Dodô Dodô Ricardo Lucas, known as Dodô , is a Brazilian footballer who played striker.-Career:Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense... 71' |
Second leg | San Lorenzo H 1–1 (p. 5–3) |
Manso Damian Manso Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:... 26' |
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| Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... A 2–2 |
Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva, , commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan... 16' Thiago Neves Thiago Neves Augusto Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:... 76' |
Semifinals First leg |
 AméricaClub América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas .... A 1–1 |
Bolaños Luis Bolaños Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... 62' |
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| Boca Juniors H 3–1 |
Washington 63' Ibarra Hugo Benjamín Ibarra Hugo Benjamín Ibarra is a retired Argentine professional football player. He is an icon at Boca Juniors where he has played over 200 games in three separate stints at the club and won 15 titles.... 71' (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) Dodô Dodô Ricardo Lucas, known as Dodô , is a Brazilian footballer who played striker.-Career:Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense... 90+3' |
Second leg | América H 0–0 |
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First leg
The First Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Casa BlancaEstadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, commonly called La Casa Blanca , is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte...
in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
. Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
of LDU Quito scored first in the 2nd minute, but Fluminense answered back with a goal by Darío Conca
Darío Conca
Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder...
in the 12th minute. LDU Quito scored three unanswered goals by the end of the half with goals by Joffre Guerrón
Joffre Guerrón
Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:...
(29'), Jairo Campos
Jairo Campos
Jairo Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian Defender who plays for Deportivo Quito, on loan from Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.-Early career:...
(34'), and Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
(45'). Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto
Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:...
scored again for Fluminenese with the only goal of the second half at the 52nd minute. The final score left LDU Quito with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | LDU QUITO: | |||
| GK | 1 | José Francisco Cevallos |
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| DF | 3 | Renán Calle Renán Calle Renán Calle Camacho is an Ecuadorian football defender currently playing for LDU Loja.Calle started his professional playing career in 1999 with Aucas... |
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| DF | 2 | Norberto Araujo Norberto Araujo Norberto Carlos Araujo López is an Ecuadorian football central defender who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 23 | Jairo Campos Jairo Campos Jairo Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian Defender who plays for Deportivo Quito, on loan from Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.-Early career:... |
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| FW | 19 | Joffre Guerrón Joffre Guerrón Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 20 | Enrique Vera Enrique Vera Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Patricio Urrutia Patricio Urrutia Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:... (c) |
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| DF | 4 | Paúl Ambrosi Paul Ambrosi Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi , is an Ecuadorian football player who plays as a defender for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito... |
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| MF | 7 | Luis Bolaños Luis Bolaños Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 21 | Damián Manso Damian Manso Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:... |
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| FW | 16 | Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:... |
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| GK | 25 | Daniel Viteri Daniel Viteri Daniel Jimmy Viteri Vinces is an Ecuadoran footballer who plays for LDU Quito.-Club career:Viteri began his club career at Guayaquil-based club Emelec. He later moved to Deportivo Quito. At both clubs, he defended their goals prolifically. In 2008, he moved to then national champions LDU Quito... |
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| FW | 9 | Agustín Delgado Agustín Delgado Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001... |
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| MF | 5 | Alfonso Obregón Alfonso Obregón Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio... |
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| MF | 14 | Diego Calderón Diego Calderón Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 11 | Franklin Salas Franklin Salas Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez is an Ecuadorian football forward who currently plays for Godoy Cruz, on loan from LDU Quito.His nickname is Mago, meaning wizard or magician.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 15 | William Araujo William Araujo William Francisco Araujo Ogonaga is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Honors:LDU Quito*Serie A: 2010*Copa Libertadores: 2008*Copa Sudamericana: 2009... |
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| MF | 22 | Edder Vaca Edder Vaca Edder Javier Vaca Quinde is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Loja.- Club career:Edder Vaca started out with the 3rd-level club Rocafuerte Fútbol Club out of Guayaquil. He played on their senior team until 2004, when he was loaned to Barcelona Sporting Club to play on their senior and... |
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| Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central, a club he went on to manage. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico... |
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| FLUMINENSE: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Henrique Fernando Henrique dos Anjos Fernando Henrique dos Anjos, or simply Fernando Henrique , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who currently plays for Ceará.For eight years since 2003, he spent his career playing for Fluminense.-Career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Gabriel Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos , commonly known as just Gabriel, is a versatile Brazilian footballer, who plays primarily down the right hand side, currently playing for Gremio.... |
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| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva, , commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan... |
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| DF | 4 | Luiz Alberto Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira , more commonly Luiz Alberto, is a Brazilian football defender, who currently plays for the Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube.-Career:... (c) |
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| DF | 6 | Júnior César Júnior César Eduardo Machado Júnior César Eduardo Machado or simply Júnior César , is a Brazilian left back who currently plays for Flamengo.-Career statistics:according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística.... |
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| MF | 5 | Ygor |
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| MF | 8 | Arouca Marcos Arouca da Silva Marcos Arouca da Silva, or simply Arouca , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Santos.-Honours:*Rio de Janeiro's Cup: 2005*Rio de Janeiro State League: 2005*Brazilian Cup: 2007 and 2010... |
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| MF | 17 | Cícero Cícero Santos Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:... |
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| MF | 18 | Darío Conca Darío Conca Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder... |
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| MF | 10 | Thiago Neves Thiago Neves Augusto Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Washington |
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| GK | 12 | Diego Diego Costa Silva Diego Costa Silva, simply Diego , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. in Portugal, as a goalkeeper.-Team:*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 1998*Brazilian Cup: 1999... |
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| DF | 13 | Roger |
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| FW | 11 | Dodô Dodô Ricardo Lucas, known as Dodô , is a Brazilian footballer who played striker.-Career:Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense... |
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| MF | 14 | Fabinho |
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| MF | 15 | Maurício Mauricio Mauricio may refer to:*Mauricio *216428 Mauricio... |
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| FW | 23 | Alan |
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| FW | 24 | Tartá TARTA Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is a bus company that has been transporting people in the Toledo area of Ohio since 1971. TARTA has more than 50 routes in and around the Toledo metropolitan area serving nine communities and carries almost 5 million passengers each year. Every TARTA bus uses... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Renato Portaluppi Renato Gaúcho Renato Gaúcho, real name Renato Portaluppi is a former association footballer who played forward and a football manager, he was born in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul.He is currently unemployed... |
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Assistant referees:  Cristian Julio Lorenzo AcuñaFourth official: Enrique Osses |
Second leg
The Second Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at the legendary MaracanãEstádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
in a game that would crown the South American champions. Luis Bolaños
Luis Bolaños
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
of LDU Quito scored first in the 6th minute to put LDU Quito up 1–0 in the game, and a three-goal advantage. Fluminense answered back with a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
by Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto
Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:...
who scored goals in the 12th, 28th, and 56th minute. The score at the end of regulation was 3–1, leaving both teams equal on goal difference; extra-time was needed. After a scoreless extra-time, the game went on to a penalty shootout. LDU Quito goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three of four penalty kicks, while his teammates put in three of four to give LDU Quito the win, and their first Copa Libertadores title.
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | FLUMINENSE: | |||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Henrique Fernando Henrique dos Anjos Fernando Henrique dos Anjos, or simply Fernando Henrique , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who currently plays for Ceará.For eight years since 2003, he spent his career playing for Fluminense.-Career:... |
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| DF | 2 | Gabriel Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos , commonly known as just Gabriel, is a versatile Brazilian footballer, who plays primarily down the right hand side, currently playing for Gremio.... |
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| DF | 3 | Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva, , commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan... |
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| DF | 4 | Luiz Alberto Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira , more commonly Luiz Alberto, is a Brazilian football defender, who currently plays for the Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube.-Career:... (c) |
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| DF | 6 | Júnior César Júnior César Eduardo Machado Júnior César Eduardo Machado or simply Júnior César , is a Brazilian left back who currently plays for Flamengo.-Career statistics:according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística.... |
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| MF | 5 | Ygor |
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| MF | 8 | Arouca Marcos Arouca da Silva Marcos Arouca da Silva, or simply Arouca , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Santos.-Honours:*Rio de Janeiro's Cup: 2005*Rio de Janeiro State League: 2005*Brazilian Cup: 2007 and 2010... |
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| MF | 17 | Cícero Cícero Santos Cícero Santos , simply known as Cícero, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Paulo.-Early career:... |
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| MF | 18 | Darío Conca Darío Conca Darío Leonardo Conca or simply Darío Conca is an Argentine professional football attacking midfielder... |
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| MF | 10 | Thiago Neves Thiago Neves Augusto Thiago Neves Augusto, commonly known as Thiago Neves , is a left foot Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo on loan from Al-Hilal.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Washington |
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| GK | 12 | Berna Ricardo Ferreira Berna Ricardo Ferreira Berna, or simply Ricardo Berna , is a Brasilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Fluminense.-Honours:*South Minas Cup: 2000*Minas Gerais State League: 2001*Brazilian Cup: 2007... |
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| FW | 7 | Somália Wanderson de Paula Sabino Wanderson de Paula Sabino known as Somália , is a Brazilian striker, he currently plays for Figueirense.-Career:... |
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| FW | 11 | Dodô Dodô Ricardo Lucas, known as Dodô , is a Brazilian footballer who played striker.-Career:Dodô has played for several clubs in Brazil, including São Paulo, Santos, Botafogo and Fluminense... |
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| DF | 13 | Roger |
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| MF | 14 | Fabinho |
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| MF | 15 | Maurício Mauricio Mauricio may refer to:*Mauricio *216428 Mauricio... |
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| FW | 24 | Tartá TARTA Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is a bus company that has been transporting people in the Toledo area of Ohio since 1971. TARTA has more than 50 routes in and around the Toledo metropolitan area serving nine communities and carries almost 5 million passengers each year. Every TARTA bus uses... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Renato Gaúcho Renato Gaúcho Renato Gaúcho, real name Renato Portaluppi is a former association footballer who played forward and a football manager, he was born in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul.He is currently unemployed... |
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| LDU QUITO: | ||||
| GK | 1 | José Francisco Cevallos |
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| DF | 23 | Jairo Campos Jairo Campos Jairo Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian Defender who plays for Deportivo Quito, on loan from Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.-Early career:... |
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| DF | 3 | Renán Calle Renán Calle Renán Calle Camacho is an Ecuadorian football defender currently playing for LDU Loja.Calle started his professional playing career in 1999 with Aucas... |
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| DF | 2 | Norberto Araujo Norberto Araujo Norberto Carlos Araujo López is an Ecuadorian football central defender who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 4 | Paúl Ambrosi Paul Ambrosi Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi , is an Ecuadorian football player who plays as a defender for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito... |
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| FW | 19 | Joffre Guerrón Joffre Guerrón Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 20 | Enrique Vera Enrique Vera Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Patricio Urrutia Patricio Urrutia Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:... (c) |
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| MF | 7 | Luis Bolaños Luis Bolaños Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 21 | Damián Manso Damian Manso Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:... |
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| FW | 16 | Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:... |
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| GK | 25 | Daniel Viteri Daniel Viteri Daniel Jimmy Viteri Vinces is an Ecuadoran footballer who plays for LDU Quito.-Club career:Viteri began his club career at Guayaquil-based club Emelec. He later moved to Deportivo Quito. At both clubs, he defended their goals prolifically. In 2008, he moved to then national champions LDU Quito... |
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| MF | 14 | Diego Calderón Diego Calderón Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 5 | Alfonso Obregón Alfonso Obregón Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio... |
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| FW | 9 | Agustín Delgado Agustín Delgado Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001... |
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| DF | 18 | Byron Camacho Byron Camacho Byron Darwin Camacho Bautista is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for UT Cotopaxi on loan from LDU Quito. He is a midfielder who was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores with LDU Quito.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 15 | William Araujo William Araujo William Francisco Araujo Ogonaga is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Honors:LDU Quito*Serie A: 2010*Copa Libertadores: 2008*Copa Sudamericana: 2009... |
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| FW | 11 | Franklin Salas Franklin Salas Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez is an Ecuadorian football forward who currently plays for Godoy Cruz, on loan from LDU Quito.His nickname is Mago, meaning wizard or magician.-Club career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central, a club he went on to manage. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico... |
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Man of the Match: José Francisco CevallosAssistant referees: Ricardo Casas Hernán MaidanaFourth official: Saúl Laverni |
Aftermath
Prior to the matches, Fluminense was favored to win since they had eliminated the defending champion (Boca Juniors) in the semifinals, and defeated LDU Quito in an earlier encounter at Maracanã. Following the surprise loss in Quito, pressure was on Fluminense to win at home. When LDU Quito sealed the deal at Maracanã, the media dubbed the match a "Maracanazo", a slang term in Latin American football given to a game at Maracanã where the underdog team upsets the hosts. As the hosts were expected to win, that the celebratory confetti for the award presentation was in Fluminense's color.LDU Quito had won their first Copa Libertadores title, becoming the first Ecuadorian team to do so. The title is also the first international title ever won by a team from Ecuador. LDU Quito captain Patricio Urrutia was named player of the finals, and Joffre Guerrón was named player of the tournament. By winning the tournament, LDU Quito won the right to represent South American in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney...
, for which they qualify directly to the semi-finals. LDU Quito winning the Copa Libertadores was called historic by major newspapers that followed the competition, and won praise throughout the continent.
Throughout the tournament, the team and its player gained wide support from across Ecuador, not just by their typical fan-base in Quito. Following the win, they were publicly applauded by every sector of Ecuadorian society and government, and were treated as heroes upon their return to the country.
Currently, this year's finals hold or shares two Copa Libertadores Finals records: most goals in a single game (6) for Game 1; most goals in two legs (10).