São Paulo land in Quito for crucial Libertadores clash with LDU | OneFootball

The São Paulo delegation landed in Quito late Wednesday afternoon for the decisive match against LDU, this Thursday, at 7 PM (Brasília time), at the Casa Blanca stadium in Ecuador, for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.

The team traveled to Quito late Wednesday morning on a chartered flight. Therefore, coach Hernán Crespo did not have the opportunity to lead the pre-match training session, as usually happens.

The reason São Paulo did not train the day before the game is due to the long journey. If the team had trained upon arriving in Quito, there would have been a rest window of less than 24 hours before the game against LDU.

For this reason, only a light activation is planned at the hotel where the São Paulo delegation is staying, so that the players can at least move around before the crucial Libertadores match.

São Paulo has never beaten LDU in Quito. They have three losses in three games. This Thursday, the team led by coach Hernán Crespo will try, at last, to break this streak to get closer to the much-dreamed-of spot in the Libertadores semi-finals.

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