2008 Copa Libertadores finals

2008 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	2008 Copa Libertadores
LDU Quito Fluminense 5 5
on aggregate LDU Quito won 3–1 on penalties
First leg
LDU Quito Fluminense 4 2
Date	25 June 2008
Venue	Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
Referee	Carlos Chandía
Attendance	62,262
Second leg
Fluminense LDU Quito 3 1
After extra time
Date	2 July 2008
Venue	Estádio Mario Filho (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro
Man of the Match	José Francisco Cevallos
Referee	Héctor Baldassi
Attendance	86,027
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The 2008 Copa Libertadores finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field, La Casa Blanca in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 2 July 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and equalized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg.^[1] With this achievement, LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win a Copa Libertadores title.^[2][3]