LDU Quito Vs Mirassol, Copa Libertadores: Ecuadorian King Of Cups Win High-Altitude Football

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LDU Quito humbled Mirassol of Brazil 2-0 in their CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 2026, Group G match at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, on Tuesday (April 14). 24-year-old Yerlin Quinonez gave the 2008 champions an early lead with a 6th-minute goal, then club legend Jose Quintero made it 2-0 in the 34th. The visitors failed to cope with the hosts' attacking play, and their woes were compounded by Quito's high elevation (some 2,850 meters above sea level). In another Group G match on Thursday, Argentina's Lanus face Always Ready of Bolivia. LDU, arguably the most successful Ecuadorian club, opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over Ready on match day 1, and they now lead the table with six points. Mirassol are second with three points, from their 1-0 win over Lanus.

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Jose Quintero of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria, left, celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Brazil's Mirassol during a Copa Libertadores Group G soccer match in Quito, Ecuador. | Photo: AP/Dolores Ochoa
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