São Paulo count on Morumbis winning streak in Libertadores to beat LDU | OneFootball

São Paulo faces LDU this Thursday, at 7pm (Brasília time), at Morumbis, for the return of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The Tricolor is clinging to their positive streak at their home stadium in the competition to advance to the next phase.

The São Paulo team hasn't known what it's like to lose at home in the South American tournament for 12 games. This series is the second best of the century, tied with the streak achieved between 2007 and 2009 and only behind the 14 games of invincibility between 2004 and 2006.

The last defeat of São Paulo at Morumbis in the Libertadores took place on May 18, 2021. On that occasion, the Paulista club lost to Racing-ARG by 1 to 0, in a match valid for the group stage.

Since then, there have been five victories and seven draws, including qualifications against Nacional-URU, last year, and Atlético Nacional-COL, this season. On the other hand, the team also suffered in the period the elimination to Botafogo, where it was defeated in the maximum penalties after a draw at Morumbis.

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São Paulo needs to beat LDU in any way to advance to the semifinal of the competition. In the first leg, Hernán Crespo's men were defeated 2-0. Thus, the team needs a victory by three or more goals to qualify in normal time.

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