LDU Quito - Yaracuyanos

Copa Sudamericana

After the 1-1 draw in the first leg, LDU appeared to be entering a small crisis, as they followed that result with a 1-2 home defeat with Independiente Jose Teran, and things weren't looking too good form them. But they snapped out of that in style, as last week they pulverized Manta, 6-0, with striker Hernan Barcos being without a doubt the man of the match, scoring 5 of those goals. All the critics have faded, and morale should be at the top for the second leg of this Sudamericana match. And as we know them, LDU should probably go all-in attack, and try to kill Yaracuyanos early in the game, with the help of the high altitude in Quito. About the Venezuelan clubs, I can't realy draw a line between the good clubs and the not so good clubs (mainly because I don't follow that league), but I do know that Yaracuyanos isn't in the traditional top teams (they were formed in 2006). And usually, Venezuelan clubs are very poor travelers, especially since they have to deal with high altitude. In last year's edition, Santa Fe from Colombia have beaten at home both Deportivo Lara (4-0) and Caracas (2-1), while in the 2009 edition of Libertadores, Cuenca took on all the teams from Venezuela, winning all matches at home: Anzoategui (3-0), Tachira (3-1) and Caracas (2-1). LDU is currently among the top rated teams in South America, so they should have an easy job here, and I don't expect anything less than a 3-goals margin win. GL!

LDU (-1.25 AH) @ 1.75, 6/10

Result: 1-0, HALF LOST