São Paulo seek first away win, LDU unbeaten in Quito for a year | OneFootball

São Paulo's mission on this Thursday night (18th) will not be easy in Quito, Ecuador, when at 7pm (Brasília time) the team faces LDU, in the first quarter-final match of the Copa Libertadores, at about 2.7 thousand meters of altitude.

Against the Ecuadorians away from home, Tricolor has never won in the three matches it has played against the rivals, in two Libertadores clashes and one in the Copa Sudamericana, the latter being the most recent, in 2023.

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To break this taboo, São Paulo will have to overcome LDU's long unbeaten streak, which has lasted for more than a year at their Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, popularly known as Casa Blanca. The team hasn't lost in front of their fans for 28 matches, since August 2024, when they were beaten by Lanús.

In this incredible rival streak, there were 17 victories and 11 draws, with 58 goals scored, just over two per game, and only 16 conceded.

If we look at LDU's home matches only against Brazilians, the unbeaten run extends even further. It's been four years without losing at Casa Blanca.

In the last seven clashes where La U hosted Brazilians, they accumulated four victories and three draws, against different rivals, with seven goals scored and two conceded. The last national team to beat LDU at their stadium was Grêmio, led by Felipão, back in 2021, by 1 to 0.

However, if the away record is scary, Tricolor's numbers at Morumbi are also 100% successful. If São Paulo lost the three matches in Quito, it also won all the return matches at home against LDU.

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