Ecco le partite degli ottavi della Copa Sudamericana 2008:

Liga de Quito (ECU)-Boca Juniors (ARG)
Universidad Católica (CHI)-Internacional (BRA)
Chivas Guadalajara(MEX)-Atlético Paranaense (BRA)
Defensor Sporting (URU)-River Plate (ARG)
América de Cali (COL)-Botafogo (BRA)
Arsenal (ARG)-Estudiantes La Plata(ARG)
San Luis (MEX)-Argentinos Juniors (ARG)
Sport Áncash (PER)-Palmeiras (BRA)

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More images of the ecstatic Liga Diportiva (Ecuador) after wining the 2008 Copa Libertadores (South American Championship Cup) against the Fluminense (Brazil) in Brazil - July 2, 2008. Congratulations! Image courtesy of Newscom.com Technorati Tags: copa libertadores 2008,libertadores cup 2008,2008 libertadores cup,soccer,soccer news,soccer cup,south america cup,libertadores championship,liga de quito,fluminense,liga dipotiva Share This Click to continue reading...

Liga de Quito capped off its surprise run in Copa Libertadores by dispatching Brazilian powers Fluminense in a dramatic finale on Wednesday. Liga went in with a 4-2 lead, got a goal early and held on as Fluminense stormed back. The Brazilians eventually leveled the aggregate score and sent the match to PKs. Click to continue reading...

In a two-game series that saw 10 goals scored you wouldn't expect a goalkeeper to be the hero, but Liga de Quito goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos was just that for Liga. Cevallos made three penalty kick saves to help Liga de Quito beat Brazilian club Fluminense, 3-1, in penalty kicks to capture the Copa Libertadores title last night at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.

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Ecuador's Liga de Quito pose with their newly acquired Libertadores Championship Cup after beating Brazil's Fluminense in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 2, 2008. Image courtesy of Newscom. Technorati Tags: copa libertadores 2008,libertadores cup 2008,2008 libertadores cup,soccer,soccer news,soccer cup,south america cup,libertadores championship,liga de quito,fluminense Share This Click to continue reading...

The best team in South America just might come from......Ecuador.

Yes, you read that right. Liga Deportivo de Quito, a club most American soccer fans have never heard of, smoked Brazilian side Fluminense, 4-2, in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final on Thursday night. The second leg is set for next Wednesday at the Maracana.

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Liga de Quito beat Fluminense 4-2 in Ecuador in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final. The club now just needs to draw or even lose by one to win their first-ever Copa title.

The final took a bit of a hiatus because of World Cup qualifying but the final is now taking center stage in South America. Click to continue reading...

I have seen the video a hundred times, but I never tire of it. Just imagine what it must be like to know that 40,000 people in a stadium unanimously agree that you're an idiot.

Here is how the International Herald Tribune described the event:

"Claudio Bieler scored the first goal for Liga [de Quito] in the 36th minute.

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