2008 Copa Libertadores finals

LDU Quito, champions. 2008 Copa Libertadores LDU_campeon_Libertadores_2008_-_panoramio_-_Quito_magnífico_(4).jpg LDU Quito Fluminense ECU 30px BRA 30px 5 5 4 2 1 3 First leg Second leg on aggregateLDU Quito won 3–1 on penalties After extra time 25 June 2008 2 July 2008 Estadio Casa Blanca Estádio Mario Filho (Maracanã) Quito Rio de Janeiro 26,262 86,027 Carlos Chandía Héctor Baldassi José Francisco Cevallos 2007 2009 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 25 June 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 2 July 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and equalized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg.Copa Libertadores 2008 by Juan P. Andrés on the RSSSF With this achievement, LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win a Copa Libertadores title.El único campeón ecuatoriano de la Libertadores by Leonel Larrosa on ESPN, 19 Apr 2020Los héroes que dieron a Liga de Quito el título de la Copa Libertadores on El Comercio, 2 Jul 2016 Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app.ECU LDU Quito NoneBRA Fluminense None Venues left horizontal 600 Estadio casa blanca - panoramio - Quito magnífico.jpg Aerial_view_of_the_Maracanã_Stadium.jpg Estadio Casa Blanca (left) and Maracanã, venues for the series 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 rule 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. Route to the finals 2008 Copa Libertadores Group 8 of the Second Stage +Final Group 8 standingsTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsBRA Fluminense6411113+813ECU LDU Quito6312105+510ARG Arsenal6303614−89PAR Libertad6105510−53 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 scores. Flu then travelled 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 travelled 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. 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 Nacional 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, they 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 11 for the knockout stage. In the Round of 16, they faced Estudiantes, 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. FluminenseLDU QuitoCOL Atlético Nacional A 2–1Thiago Neves 22'Conca 76'Round of 16 First legARG Estudiantes H 2–0Guerrón 64'Manso 78'COL Atlético NacionalH1–0 Roger 52'Second legARG EstudiantesA1–2 Bolaños 26'BRA São Paulo A0–1 Quarterfinals First legARG San Lorenzo A1–1Bieler 35'BRA São PauloH3–1 Washington 11', 90+1'Dodô 71'Second legARG San Lorenzo H1–1 (p. 5–3)Manso 26'ARG Boca Juniors A2–2 Thiago Silva 16' Thiago Neves 76' Semifinals First legMEX América A1–1 Bolaños 62' ARG Boca JuniorsH3–1Washington 63'Ibarra 71' (o.g.)Dodô 90+3' Second legMEX AméricaH0–0 Match details First leg The first leg was played at Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito. Claudio Bieler of LDU scored first in the 2nd minute, but Fluminense answered back with a goal by Darío Conca in the 12th minute. LDU 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 Fluminense 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. 25 June 2008 19:50 (UTC-5) 2008 Copa Libertadores finals First leg LDU Quito ECU 1900 4–2 September 2025 BRA Fluminense Bieler 2 Guerrón 29 Campos 34Urrutia 45 Conca 12 Thiago Neves 52 Estadio Casa Blanca Quito 26,262 Carlos Chandía (Chile) _LDU 2008 _LDU 2008 _LDU 2008 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF LDU Quito _Flu0607h _Flu0607h _Flu0607h _adidaswhite _Flu0607a B22222 000000 B22222 A00023 A00023 Fluminense GK 1 ECU 1900 José Francisco CevallosDF 3 ECU 1900 Renán CalleDF 2 ARG Norberto Araujo 61DF 23ECU 1900 Jairo CamposDF 4ECU 1900 Paúl AmbrosiMF 20 PAR 1990 Enrique Vera 22MF 8ECU 1900 Patricio Urrutia (c) 88MF 7 ECU 1900 Luis BolañosMF 21ARG Damián Manso 74FW 19 ECU 1900 Joffre GuerrónFW 16ARG Claudio Bieler 41 82Substitutes:GK 25ECU 1900 Daniel ViteriFW 9ECU 1900 Agustín Delgado 82MF 5ECU 1900 Alfonso ObregónMF 14 ECU 1900 Diego Calderón FW 11ECU 1900 Franklin SalasMF 15ECU 1900 William Araujo 74MF 22ECU 1900 Edder VacaManager:ARG Edgardo Bauza GK 1 BRA Fernando HenriqueRB 2 BRA Gabriel CB 3 BRA Thiago SilvaCB 4BRA Luiz Alberto (c) 28LB 6 BRA Júnior CésarDM 5 BRA Ygor 43DM 8BRA Arouca 67CM 17 BRA CíceroAM 10BRA Thiago Neves 90AM 18ARG Darío ConcaCF 9BRA Washington 68 72Substitutes:GK 12BRA DiegoDF 13BRA Roger Machado 90FW 11BRA Dodô 72MF 14BRA FabinhoMF 15BRA Maurício 67FW 23 BRA AlanFW 24BRA TartáManager:BRA Renato Gaúcho Assistant referees: CHI Cristian Julio CHI Lorenzo Acuña Fourth official: CHI Enrique Osses Second leg The Second Leg was played in front of a capacity crowd at the legendary Maracanã 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 their first Copa Libertadores title. 2 July 2008 21:50 (UTC-3) Second leg Fluminense BRA 3–1 yes September 2025 ECU 1900 LDU Quito Thiago Neves 12 28 56 Bolaños 6 Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro 86,027 Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) Conca Thiago Neves Cícero Washington 1–3 Urrutia Campos Salas Guerrón _Flu0607h _Flu0607h _Flu0607h _Flu0607h _Flu0607h B22222 000000 B22222 FFFFFF FFFFFF Fluminense _LDU 2008 _LDU 2008ACL _LDU 2008ACL FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 LDU Quito GK 1 BRA Fernando HenriqueRB 2 BRA Gabriel 105CB 3 BRA Thiago Silva 106CB 4 BRA Luiz Alberto (c) 2 65 120LB 6 BRA Júnior CésarDM 5 BRA Ygor 46DM 8 BRA Arouca 110CM 17BRA Cícero 87AM 10BRA Thiago NevesAM 18ARG Darío ConcaCF 9 BRA WashingtonSubstitutes:GK 22BRA Ricardo BernaFW 7 BRA SomáliaFW 11BRA Dodô 46DF 13BRA Roger Machado 110MF 14BRA FabinhoMF 15BRA Maurício 105FW 24BRA TartáManager:BRA Renato Gaúcho GK 1 ECU 1900 José Francisco Cevallos 118RB 23ECU 1900 Jairo CamposCB 3 ECU 1900 Renán CalleCB 2 ARG Norberto AraujoLB 4 ECU 1900 Paúl AmbrosiCM 20PAR 1990 Enrique Vera 62CM 8 ECU 1900 Patricio Urrutia (c)RW 19ECU 1900 Joffre Guerrón 120AM 21ARG Damián Manso 88LW 7 ECU 1900 Luis Bolaños 105CF 16ARG Claudio Bieler 31Substitutes:GK 25ECU 1900 Daniel ViteriMF 14ECU 1900 Diego Calderón MF 5 ECU 1900 Alfonso ObregónFW 9 ECU 1900 Agustín Delgado DF 18ECU 1900 Byron CamachoMF 15ECU 1900 William Araujo 88FW 11ECU 1900 Franklin Salas 105Manager:ARG Edgardo Bauza Man of the Match: ECU 1900 José Francisco Cevallos Assistant referees: ARG Ricardo Casas ARG Hernán Maidana Fourth official: ARG 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, 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). 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