Ecuador’s Liga de Quito wins Copa Sudamericana

The Ecuadorian Liga de Quito won the Sudamericana Football Championship for the second time in its history, defeating Brazilian Fortaleza 4-3 on penalties. Three saves by Alexander Dominguez in a penalty shootout gave Ecuador’s Liga de Quito a victory over Brazil’s Fortaleza and its second Copa Sudamericana title on Saturday. Liga and Fortaleza drew 1-1 in regular time and carried the stalemate into extra time, but the Ecuadorians prevailed 4-3 in the penalty shootout to win South America’s second most prestigious club tournament. Juan Lucero gave the Brazilian club the lead in the 48th minute, but Liga de Quito’s Lisandro Alzugaray got the equalizer six minutes later. Fortaleza goalkeeper Joao Ricardo stopped the first penalty from veteran Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero, but Liga’s Dominguez then saved the shot taken by Silvio Romero.