On this day...

In 2008, Goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos helped Liga de Quito become the first Ecuadorean winner in Copa Libertadores history, stopping three penalty kicks in a 3-1 shootout victory over Fluminense. La Liga won Latin America's most important club competition after falling 3-1 in regulation, which tied the two-game aggregate score 5-5. They had won the first leg 4-2 the week before in Quito.

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