LDU oust Botafogo, set to face São Paulo in Libertadores quarters | OneFootball

Arthur Cabral laments a missed chance in tonight's game (Franklin Jacome/Getty Images)

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

LDU will be São Paulo's opponent in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.

On Thursday night (21), the Ecuadorian team made the most of their home advantage and had no difficulty defeating Botafogo 2-0, reversing the cariocas' 1-0 win last week in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

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The elimination match will take place on the weeks of September 17 and 24. Conmebol is expected to release the schedule in the coming days. The tricolor club will decide the spot at the Morumbi due to having the better campaign.

The result frustrates São Paulo's expectations for a rematch against Botafogo, who also eliminated them in the quarterfinals of the continent's main club competition last year.

But there is also a sense of revenge against LDU, as the Ecuadorians come from eliminating São Paulo the last time they faced each other, in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. The Tricolor fell on penalties at the Morumbi, after winning 1-0 and reversing the 2-1 defeat in Quito.

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