Familiar Benfica face in despair after shock in LDU Quito v Botafogo | OneFootball

Botafogo was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores in the early hours of Wednesday, August 21, after losing 2-0 to LDU Quito, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the competition. The Brazilian emblem, where former Benfica striker Arthur Cabral plays, had a one-goal advantage over Ecuador, but failed to hold on and is out of the main South American club competition.

Despite shining well recently in a match against Fortaleza, and being a starter in the first leg of the round of 16, Botafogo coach Davide Ancelotti left Arthur Cabral on the bench for this match and only brought him on in the second half, when the Brazilians were already trailing in the tie.

Botafogo had a one-goal advantage in the tie, but just seven minutes in, after some confusion in the area, LDU Quito tied the score through Gabriel Villamil. The Brazilians were pinned back in their area throughout the first half and the Ecuadorians did not stop pressing the Libertadores champions.

That's how, already in the second half, at 60 minutes, LDU Quito took the lead in the tie. After a direct free kick that deflected off the Botafogo player's hand, the referee awarded a penalty converted by Lisandro Alzugaray, an Argentine striker who fooled the goalkeeper and made it 2-0. The Ecuadorians took the lead for the first time.

Arthur Cabral entered a minute after the goal, and near the final whistle, at 83 minutes, the referee showed a direct red card to Richard Mina, leaving LDU Quito with one less. Despite some insistence from Botafogo in the final minutes, and some lost chances by the former Benfica striker, the Brazilians failed to score and were eliminated from the round of 16 of the Libertadores, with an aggregate score of 2-1 for the Ecuadorians.

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