Liga de Quito Hosts Always Ready in Group G Finale — Ldu Quito Vs Always Ready

Ldu Quito vs always ready lands Tuesday at 17:00 at the estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, with the final round of Group G in the Copa Libertadores 2026 carrying different stakes for each side. Liga de Quito is already into the round of 16, while Always Ready needs a win in Quito and help from another result to keep its route to the Copa Sudamericana playoff alive.

Rodrigo Paz Delgado at 17:00

Liga de Quito returns home in second place in Group G with 9 points and a +2 goal difference, behind Mirassol on 12 points and ahead of Lanús on 6. The Ecuadorian side also comes in after a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Cuenca in the Liga Ecuabet, where it sits third with 24 points, ten points behind Independiente del Valle.

Always Ready arrives last in the group with 3 points, built on one victory and four defeats in the campaign. Its only win was the 4-0 result against Lanús, the one result that has kept its group stage from becoming a complete dead end.

Marcelo Straccia and the Bolivian route

Marcelo Straccia’s team has a narrow path left. It must beat Liga de Quito in Quito and have Lanús lose to Mirassol to reach the Copa Sudamericana playoff picture. That combination makes Tuesday’s match less about simple group placement and more about whether the Bolivian club can extend its continental run beyond the final round.

Liga, by contrast, does not need the same type of rescue. Its place in the round of 16 is already secured, so the pressure shifts from qualification to position and rhythm, with a home match against the group’s last-place team offering one more chance to sharpen before the knockout phase.

Carlos Ortega in charge

Colombian referee Carlos Ortega will oversee the match. With Group G closing in Quito, both teams enter with clear numbers in front of them: Liga on 9 points and Always Ready on 3, separated by a table that leaves one side advancing comfortably and the other waiting on help as well as its own result.