In the Estadio Casa Blanca, at the altitude of Quito, Ecuador, Botafogo lost to LDU 2-0 on Thursday (21), in the return match of the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores.
As the victory in the first leg was only 1-0, the Glorious was eliminated from the tournament and had the dream of a bi-championship postponed.
Since 2020, when Flamengo fell to Racing, the current Libertadores champion had not been eliminated in the round of 16.
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👉 Em Quito, a @LDU_Oficial bateu o @Botafogo e segue para as Quartas.
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The situation started to get complicated with less than 10 minutes of the first half, when Villamíl picked up the rebound from the rebound inside the area and filled his foot to open the scoring for the Ecuadorians.
With a lineup with three volantes (Marlon Freitas, Danilo, and Allan), Botafogo did not have the strength to attack, trying only to defend.
The luck of the Brazilian team is that the LDU players were not “calibrated”, after all, there were 11 finishes only in the initial stage.
After the interval, the scenario was not different.
Practically null in the attack, the Lone Star Team saw the Ecuadorians expand with less than 15 minutes of the second half.
After Ade’s finish, Marlon Freitas opened his arm too much, where the ball exploded in the area.
In the penalty kick, Alzugaray scored the second by displacing John.
Being eliminated, Botafogo began to attack and pressured the hosts, who sought the counterattack.
The 2024 champions returned to have hope with ten minutes left to the end of the game, when Mina Caicedo was expelled for a dangerous tackle on Jeffinho.
In the final minutes, Botafogo tried to score the goal that would take the decision to penalties, but was unsuccessful.
🚦 How it stays
With the classification, LDU will now face São Paulo in the quarterfinals, with the first game in Ecuador and the return in MorumBIS.
The Glorious returns to the field next Sunday (24), when visiting Juventude, at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, at 18h30 (Brasília time), for the 21st round of the Brasileirão.
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