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LDU Quito Stuns Sao Paulo at MorumBIS with Narrow Victory
São Paulo, São Paulo – In a match held at the MorumBIS stadium, LDU Quito secured a valuable victory against Sao Paulo in the first leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals. Despite Sao Paulo’s overwhelming ball possession, with 75%, and a barrage of shots on goal (26 in total, 11 on target), the Brazilian team failed to translate their dominance into goals.
J. Medina’s goal in the 41st minute, unassisted, gave the Ecuadorian team the lead, and they fiercely defended against the constant onslaught. LDU Quito, with only 25% possession and 4 shots (only 1 on target), was effective in their single clear opportunity.
The match was characterized by intensity in midfield, reflected in the 14 fouls committed by LDU Quito and the two yellow cards shown to F. Cornejo and J. Quintero. Sao Paulo, for its part, committed 7 fouls and received one yellow card. Despite the 16 corner kicks in favor of the home team, they failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage in the area. The minimal difference on the scoreboard leaves the series open for the return leg. The match was refereed by Alexis Herrera (Venezuela).
Substitutions sao paulo: at minute 46 A. Franco came in and Mailton went out., at minute 46 D. Bobadilla came in and J. Dinenno went out., at minute 67 E. Rigoni came in and Lucca Marques went out., at minute 67 Ferreira came in and Lucas Moura went out., at minute 83 Rodriguinho came in and Alisson went out.
Substitutions ldu de quito: at minute 67 J. Medina came in and M. Estrada went out., at minute 80 F. Cornejo came in and K. Minda went out., at minute 80 L. Alzugaray came in and L. Pastran went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sao Paulo
LDU de Quito
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