“Yerlin Quiñónez fires home from outside the box after a corner sequence to give LDU Quito the perfect start”
Pivotal“José Quintero doubles LDU's lead with a well-placed left-footed finish into the bottom corner”
Pivotal“Lucas Oliveira receives his second yellow card for a foul, leaving Mirassol down to ten men”
Outstanding performance

LDU Quito delivered a commanding 2-0 victory over Mirassol in this Copa Libertadores clash, with set pieces proving decisive in the first half. Despite being outpossessed 61% to 39%, the Ecuadorian side showed clinical efficiency, converting two early opportunities while Mirassol dominated the ball but struggled to create clear chances. Yerlin Quiñónez opened the scoring after just six minutes from a corner kick sequence, before José Quintero doubled the advantage on 34 minutes. The match turned decisively in LDU's favor when Lucas Oliveira received a second yellow card on 82 minutes, leaving the Brazilian visitors with ten men and no realistic path back into the contest.
How entertaining was this match?
LDU Quito host Mirassol in a pivotal Copa Libertadores Group G showdown with both teams sitting atop the standings on 3 points after winning their opening fixtures. The high-altitude advantage of Quito's Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado could prove decisive in this first-ever meeting between the sides.