Overview
- Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. local time in Guayaquil, with live coverage on DSports/DIRECTV Sports and streaming on DGO.
- The match is set at Estadio George Capwell, where Emelec seeks to capitalize on home conditions.
- Pre-match reports differ on the format, with La República calling it a single-match tie and Líbero describing it as the first leg.
- Líbero notes the Cup is Emelec’s only realistic path to the 2026 Copa Libertadores given its current LigaPro second hexagonal position.
- The latest head-to-head was on July 12, when LDU won 2–0 with goals from Lisandro Alzugaray and Fernando Cornejo, and recent form points to LDU’s positive run.