Palmeiras beat LDU Quito 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals. The Brazilian team, led by coach Abel Ferreira, secured the minimum advantage in the tie.
The match took place in Brazil, giving the home team the advantage of taking a positive result into the second leg. The solitary goal was enough to secure victory in the opening match of this knockout round.
LDU Quito, the Ecuadorian team, played the match as visitors and left defeated from the encounter. The Ecuadorian side will now have to turn the situation around at home.
The second leg of this knockout tie is scheduled for Ecuador, where LDU Quito will play at home trying to eliminate Palmeiras and advance to the next round of the South American competition.




