Quito League became champion in penalty shootout | South American Cup

LDU Quito won the penalty shootout and became champion by defeating Fortaleza 4-3. On the visiting side, Lisandro Alzugaray, Mauricio Martínez, Jhojan Julio and Ezequiel Piovi got it right, while Paolo Guerrero and Alexander Alvarado missed their execution. Thiago Galhardo, Yago Pikachu and Tinga converted for the locals and Silvio Romero, Pedro Augusto and Emanuel Brítez missed.

Lisandro Alzugaray was the figure of the match. The Liga de Quito midfielder was the author of 1 goal and made 16 correct passes.

Juan Martín Lucero was also important. The Fortaleza forward scored 1 goal and made 15 correct passes.

Midfielder Lisandro Alzugaray from Liga de Quito asked midfielder Caio Alexandre from Fortaleza to dance and hit him 100 minutes into the second stage.

The duel was quite fought, with many fouls on both sides, which caused the game to stop constantly. There were a large number of reprimands: Caio Alexandre, Paolo Guerrero, Guilherme, Marinho, Emanuel Brítez and Ezequiel Piovi.

Fortaleza’s technical director, Juan Pablo Vojvoda, proposed a 4-3-3 strategy with João Ricardo in goal; Tinga, Emanuel Brítez, Titi and Bruno Pacheco on the defensive line; Zé Welison, Caio Alexandre and Tomás Pochettino in the middle; and Marinho, Juan Martín Lucero and Guilherme in the attack.

For their part, those led by Luis Zubeldía stood with a 4-3-3 formation with Alexander Domínguez between the three sticks; José Quintero, Ricardo Adé, Facundo Rodríguez and Leonel Quiñónez in defense; Mauricio Martínez, Ezequiel Piovi and Sebastión González in the midfield; and Renato Ibarra, Paolo Guerrero and Jhojan Julio up front.

The judge selected for the match at the Maldonado Municipal Campus was Jesús Valenzuela Sáez.

Liga de Quito beat Fortaleza in the penalty shootout and won the cup.