Quem venceu a final da Libertadores de 2008 contra o Fluminense?

A LDU Quito venceu nos pênaltis, depois de empate por 5 a 5 no placar agregado entre as duas partidas.

Quem era o técnico do Fluminense em 2008?

O técnico era Renato Gaúcho, que comandou o time na campanha até a final da Libertadores.

Como o Fluminense se classificou para a Libertadores de 2008?

O clube garantiu a vaga ao conquistar a Copa do Brasil de 2007, vencendo o Figueirense na final.

Resposta rápida

O Fluminense de 2008 foi vice-campeão da Libertadores: perdeu a final para a LDU Quito nos pênaltis, após empate por 5 a 5 no placar agregado.

Fluminense 2008

Fluminense 2008, commanded by Renato Gaúcho, reached the Copa Libertadores final and lost to LDU Quito on penalties. The campaign, at Maracanã, marked a tricolor generation.

History

Fluminense Football Club was founded in 1902, in Rio de Janeiro, and is one of the most traditional clubs in Brazil. In 2007, the team won the Copa do Brasil by defeating Figueirense in the final, which guaranteed a place in the 2008 Libertadores. Under the command of coach Renato Gaúcho, the tricolor team had a historic campaign in the continental tournament and reached the final, something the club had never achieved before. Players such as Thiago Neves, Thiago Silva and Washington were among the highlights of that squad. The final was against LDU Quito, from Ecuador. In the first leg, LDU won 4-2, in Quito. In the second leg, at Maracanã, Fluminense won 3-1, which took the decision to penalties, won by LDU 3-1. Despite the defeat, the 2008 campaign is considered one of the great moments in Fluminense's recent history and helped consolidate the club among the protagonists of South American football in that period.