OTD E0111 — 19 Feb 2009: Cruzeiro 3, Estudiantes 0 — The Night the Champions Took a Punch

19 Feb 2009: Estudiantes open the Group phase Copa Libertadores with a 3–0 loss at Cruzeiro in the Mineirão — and it looks like the end before it begins. But it’s the start of a boomerang: a coaching change, a defensive lockdown, and a knockout run that concedes almost nothing… until the ultimate redemption: beating Cruzeiro in the final, in Belo Horizonte, to win their first Libertadores in 39 years.Ideas: [email protected]