São Paulo lose longest unbeaten run in their Libertadores history | OneFootball

The longest unbeaten streak in São Paulo's history in the Libertadores has ended. This Thursday, the Tricolor was defeated 2-0 by LDU in Quito, in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, complicating their quest for a spot in the semi-finals.

São Paulo took to the field at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, over 2800m above sea level, with an unbeaten streak of 17 games in the Libertadores, consisting of nine wins and eight draws.

The last time the Tricolor was defeated in the continental tournament was in April 2024, when they lost to Talleres in Córdoba, Argentina. Thiago Carpini was the team's coach at the time.

This was only the second time São Paulo lost by two goals under Hernán Crespo's management. The only other occasion when the Tricolor conceded two goals was in the Argentine coach's debut with the team, against Flamengo, at Maracanã.

This, by the way, was the fourth defeat for the Argentine coach in charge of São Paulo in 16 matches. Hernán Crespo's success rate with the Tricolor is 58.3% so far.

Now São Paulo will have to overturn the adverse score next Thursday, in the second leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals, at 7 PM (Brasília time), at Morumbi. The Tricolor will need to beat LDU by three goals to advance to the tournament's semi-finals in regular time. A victory by two goals will take the decision to penalties. The Ecuadorians only need a draw or even a one-goal defeat to qualify.

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