09/11/2023 9:03 p.m. Updated on 09/11/2023 9:15 p.m.
The long-awaited semifinal match of the Copa Sudamericana is approaching in which Liga de Quito will face Defensa y Justicia in search of repeating the championship obtained in 2009, and for the return match to be played in Argentina, Conmebol announced a modification at the headquarters. Ecuador’s King of Cups will finally face Halcón at the home of the other King of Cups, Independiente. DyJ vs LDU is played at the Libertadores de América Ricardo Enrique Bochini.
The match is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, October 4 at 7 p.m. in Argentina (17 in Ecuador). After the first leg takes place at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado a week before, those led by Luis Zubeldía will travel to Buenos Aires to define who gets the ticket to the final, where the rival will be the winner between Corinthians and Fortaleza.
Due to the stadium capacity requirements set by Conmebol, Defensa y Justicia was forced to host a stadium other than the Norberto Tomaghello, where the local championship plays. After having already played at Banfield’s Florencio Solá and Ciudad de La Plata, Florencio Varela’s club will use the Independiente field to receive Albo in the semifinal. That’s right, the King of Cups of Ecuador will play in the stadium of the King of Cups of Argentina.
The Libertadores of America Ricardo Enrique Bochini. (Photo: Fernando Gens/Télam)A postcard of the Independiente stadium.
The Libertadores de América has capacity for just under 50,000 people, It was reopened with that name in October 2009, after a major remodeling that built the stage where Independiente plays today. It is located in Avellaneda, Buenos Airesand months ago the “Ricardo Enrique Bochini” was added to his name, in honor of the institution’s greatest idol.
The semi-final is coming
It should be remembered that the home team is defined by the performance of the teams in the group stage, in which Defensa y Justicia added three more points than the Albos. The League will open the series at home, playing the first leg on September 27 at 5 p.m. (Ecuadorian time) at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado. The rematch will be played in Buenos Aires on October 4 at 5 p.m. Ecuador in the Libertadores de América Ricardo Enrique Bochini.
For what economic prize will League and Defense play?
Advancing to the round not only means keeping intact the dream of becoming champion in the second most important club tournament in South America, something that both teams have already achieved in the past (Albo in 2009 and Halcón in 2020), but also represents a great economic income for the two institutions.
For having advanced to the semifinals, Ecuadorians and Argentines They received 800 thousand dollars extra to the prize they had already been accumulating: 600,000 in quarterfinals, 550 thousand of the North American currency in the round of 16 (since both passed as first in their zone and another 900 thousand in the group stage.
LDU reaches the semifinal after eliminating Sao Paulo on penalties. (AFP)
It should be noted that Liga de Quito acquired $225,000 for having passed the previous phase (Varela’s team did not contest it) beating Delfín 4-0 and 300 thousand for the three wins they achieved in the group stage. Meanwhile, Vaccari’s team added 500 thousand as they won five victories.
In total, Liga de Quito has accumulated 3,375,000, 25 thousand dollars more than Defensa y Justicia, which totals 3,350,000 so far. Whoever reaches the grand final at the Centenario Stadium in Uruguay will guarantee two million more in the pot and an extra 3,000,000 if they become champion.
2023-09-11 21:03:24
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