LDU capture Copa Sudamericana

Ecuador's LDU Quito won their second South American club trophy in successive seasons despite a 3-0 defeat by Fluminense, of Brazil, in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana final at the Maracana on Wednesday. LDU, Libertadores Cup winners when they...

Ecuador's LDU Quito won their second South American club trophy in successive seasons despite a 3-0 defeat by Fluminense, of Brazil, in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana final at the Maracana on Wednesday.

LDU, Libertadores Cup winners when they beat the same rivals in the final in 2008, only just denied Fluminense what would have been a remarkable comeback from last week's 5-1 defeat in the first leg in Quito to take the title 5-4 on aggregate.

The Copa Sudamericana is South America's second club championship, equivalent to UEFA's Europa League.

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