2009 Copa Sudamericana finals

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2009 Copa Sudamericana finals

Event	2009 Copa Sudamericana
LDU Quito Fluminense 5 4
on aggregate
First leg
LDU Quito Fluminense 5 1
Date	25 November 2009
Venue	Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
Man of the Match	Édison Méndez
Referee	Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
Attendance	55,000
Second leg
Fluminense LDU Quito 3 0
Date	2 December 2009
Venue	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the Match	Claudio Bieler
Referee	Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Attendance	65,822
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The 2009 Copa Sudamericana finals was a

The final was played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion. The away-goals rule was not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference won. If the two teams had equal goal difference, extra time would be used. The extra time consisted of two 15-minute halves. If the tie was still not broken, a penalty shoot-out would ensue according to the Laws of the Game.

Route to the finals

Estadio Casa Blanca (left) and Estadio do Maracaná, venues for the Series

Both teams entered the competition in the First Stage. Fluminense qualified after finishing 14th in the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. LDU Quito qualified after finishing second in the First Stage of the 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.

Fluminense's route

Fluminense's First Stage was bitter cross-town rival

Their Round of 16 rival was

Their Quarterfinals rival was

LDU Quito's First Stage rival was Paraguayan club Libertad. The first leg, held in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito, ended in a 1–0 win for Liga. Team captain Néicer Reasco scored the goal for the home team. The second leg, held back in Asunción at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco, ended in a 1–1 tie. Édison Méndez scored the come from behind goal for Liga to give them passage to the Round of 16, and the 10 seed.

Liga played the Round of 16 against

LDU Quito Quarterfinal rival was defending Argentine champion

.

Summary

Fluminense			LDU Quito
Opponent	Goalscorers			Opponent	Goalscorers
Flamengo H 0–0		First Stage First leg		Libertad H 1–0	Néicer Reasco
Flamengo A 1–1	Roni	Second leg		Libertad A 1–1	Édison Méndez
Alianza Atlético A 2–2	Luiz Alberto Darío Conca	Round of 16 First leg		Lanús H 4–0	Claudio Bieler (3) Édison Méndez
Alianza Atlético H 4–1	Adeílson (2)	Second leg		Lanús A 1–1	Claudio Bieler
Universidad de Chile H 2–2	Fred (2)	Quarter-finals First leg		Vélez Sársfield A 1–1	Claudio Bieler
Universidad de Chile A 0–1	Fred	Second leg		Vélez Sársfield H 2–1	Enrique Vera Carlos Espínola
Cerro Porteño A 0–1	Fred	Semi-finals First leg		River Plate A 2–1	Édison Méndez
Cerro Porteño H 2–1	Alan	Second leg		River Plate H 7–0	Claudio Bieler (3) Édison Méndez Carlos Espínola Miller Bolaños Ulises de la Cruz

Fluminense's Record Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff Fluminense 8 4 4 0 13 7 +6 16 66.67%

LDU Quito's Record Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff LDU Quito 8 4 3 1 18 6 +12 15 62.50%

Matches

First leg

The first leg, played at

capped off the scoring with another long-range shot from outside the box in the 87th minute. The win gave Liga a favorable 4-goal advantage going into the second leg.

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First leg

Fluminense
Méndez 21', 44', 60' Salas 78' de la Cruz 87'	Report	Marquinho 1'