São Paulo head to Quito aiming to end hoodoo against LDU | OneFootball

"Start of our trip to Ecuador! The delegation is heading to the airport." This is how São Paulo announced, on their social networks, the team's departure to Quito, where they face LDU this Thursday, at 7pm (Brasília time), for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.

Logistics Change

The club had planned to land in Guayaquil, a city at sea level, to hold the eve training and only then proceed to the capital of Ecuador. The idea was to minimize the effects of the altitude of over 2,800 meters.

However, the Guayaquil airport is under renovation and could not receive the chartered flight of the delegation, which had to change the schedule and travel directly to Quito.

With arrival expected at 5:30 pm (Brasília time) this Wednesday, São Paulo decided not to hold a field training, avoiding fatigue less than 24 hours before the game. The final preparation will be just a light activation at the delegation's hotel.

LDU x São Paulo: a taboo to be broken

The history is not favorable to Tricolor: in three matches in Ecuador against LDU, there were three losses. Now, under the command of Hernán Crespo, the team from São Paulo seeks, finally, to end this drought and return to Brazil with an advantage in the fight for a spot in the Libertadores semifinals.

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