2024 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2024 season is the club's 94th year of existence, the 71st year in professional football, and the 63rd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

L.D.U. Quito
2024 season
PresidentIsaac Álvarez
ManagerPablo Sánchez
StadiumEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
LigaProFirst Stage: 3rd
CONMEBOL LibertadoresGroup Stage
CONMEBOL RecopaRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Alex Arce (14 goals)
All: Alex Arce (17 goals)
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Club

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Personnel

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President: Isaac Álvarez
Sporting manager: Miguel Herrera

Coaching staff

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Manager: Pablo Sánchez
Assistant manager: Leandro Martín, Adrián Gabbarini
Physical trainer: Walter Minella
Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits

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Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Chery, Discover, Ecuabet, Terrawind Global Protection

Squad information

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Num Pos Nat. Player Age Since App Goals Notes
1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle 27 2024 0 0
3 DF   ECU Richard Mina 24 2023 13 0
4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé 33 2023 28 0
5 MF   ECU Óscar Zambrano 19 2022 37 1
8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán 24 2024 0 0
9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray 33 2023 30 5
10 MF   ECU Alexander Alvarado 24 2022 58 20
11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada 27 2024 0 0
12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda 19 2022 1 0
14 DF   ECU José Quintero 33 2015 250 22
15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl 22 2024 0 0
18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi 32 2020 93 0
19 FW   PAR Alex Arce 28 2024 0 0
21 MF   ECU Sebastián González 20 2021 50 4
22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez 36 2022 332 0 Previously with the club from '06–'16
24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini 26 2024 0 0
26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 25 2023 176 23 Previously with the club from '16–'22
29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez 23 2023 25 0
33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez 30 2023 23 1
34 MF   ECU Juan Macías 18 2024 3 0 Previously with the club in '22
35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 19 2021 4 0
88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo 21 2024 0 0
- MF   CHI Fernando Cornejo 28 2024 0 0
- MF   ECU Madison Julio 26 2024 0 0
- MF   ECU Darío Mina 25 2024 0 0

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

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Summer transfers

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Competitions

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
LigaPro First Stage March 4
CONMEBOL Libertadores Group Stage Group Stage April 2 May 28
CONMEBOL Recopa Final Runner-up February 22 February 29
CONMEBOL Sudamericana Knockout round play-offs July 18
Copa Ecuador Round of 32 July 30

Pre-season friendlies

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January 29 Noche Blanca L.D.U. Quito 2–0 Universidad Católica Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Jairón Charcopa   48', 56' Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

LigaPro

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The 2024 season is Liga's 63rd season in the Serie A and their 23rd consecutive.

First stage

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 9 3 3 27 17  +10 30 5 1 1 15 7  +8 4 2 2 12 10  +2

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLWLWWWLWWDDWD
Position637462314444433
Updated to match(es) played on June 2. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
March 4 Round 1 L.D.U. Quito 2–1 Macará Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 Alzugaray   5'
Arce   30'
Adé   48'
Estupiñán   87'
Pons   8' (pen.),   36'
Morales   41'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Oswaldo Contreras
March 10 Round 2 Cumbayá 1–3 L.D.U. Quito Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00 Estacio   13'
Carabalí   48'
Hurtado   61'
Vides   73'
Altuna   75'
Alzugaray   11'
Quiñónez   30'
Arce   54', 63'
Rodríguez   58'
Piovi   83'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Juan Carlos Andrade
March 16 Round 3 L.D.U. Quito 1–2 Aucas Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00 Arce   4'
Piovi   38'
Alzugaray   50'
Domínguez   90+2'
Jaramillo   29'
Vega   32'
Carcelén   44',   76'
Medina   45+4'
Muñoz   59'
Reséndez   78'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: Alex Cajas
March 28 Round 6 L.D.U. Quito 5–0 Imbabura Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 Arce   12', 72', 75'
Rodríguez   65'
Piovi   81'
Charcopa   86',  87'
Folleco   42'
Coronel   64'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Christian Guillén
April 6 Round 7 El Nacional 1–2 L.D.U. Quito Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00 Peralta   19'   90+3'
Palacios   43'
Olmedo   90'
Rodríguez   32'
Piovi   34',   86'
Arce   32',   51'
Estupiñán   65'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 22,747
Referee: Gabriel González
April 15 Round 8 L.D.U. Quito 2–1 Delfín Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 Piovi   18'
Arce   39', 76' (pen.)
Elordi   20'
Alman   41'
Humanante   75'
Messiniti   88'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Bruan Loayza
April 19 Round 9 Orense 1–0 L.D.U. Quito Machala
16:30 UTC−05:00 Herrera   27'
Velasco   44'
Quiñónez   45+3'
Achilier   60'
Andrade   90+1'
Mina   21'
Alzugaray   21'
Adé   58'
Julio   90+1'
Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Anthony Díaz
April 27 Round 10 L.D.U. Quito 1–0 Técnico Universitario Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00 Arce   16'
Quiñónez   20'
Domínguez   82'
Adé   81'
Estrada   90+1'
Piovi   90+4'
Luzarraga   39'   46' Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Kevin Pazmiño
April 30 Round 4 Libertad 2–3 L.D.U. Quito Loja
19:00 UTC−05:00 Caicedo   22'
Zambrano   60'
Ávila   68'
Charcopa   2', 28'
Estrada   17',   45+4'
Piovi   61'
Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Russell Terán
Note: This match was rescheduled because Liga's players were participating in international friendly matches with their national teams.
May 4 Round 11 Mushuc Runa 0–1 L.D.U. Quito Ambato
15:30 UTC−05:00 Parrales   44'
Zambrano   45'
Bauman   45+6'
Arce   41'
Domínguez   45+3'
Villamíl   45+5'
Alvarado   60',   78'
Estrada   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio COAC Mushuc Runa
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Augusto Aragón
May 11 Round 12 L.D.U. Quito 2–2 Emelec Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00 Alzugaray   12',   25'
Quiñónez   15'
Estrada   84'
Carabalí   46'
Castelli   66',   84'   86'
González   79'
Rivero   87'
Erbes   90+1'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 9,927
Referee: Alex Cajas
May 18 Round 13 Independiente del Valle 1–1 L.D.U. Quito Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00 Carabajal   30'
Zabala   32'
Ibarra   56'
Fernández   90+5'
Arce   22',   74'
Estupiñán   69'
Rodríguez   81'
Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil
Attendance: 6,387
Referee: Bryan Loayza
May 22 Round 5 Barcelona SC 2–0 L.D.U. Quito Guayaquil
19:00 UTC−05:00 Díaz   30'
Fydriszewski   47'
Quiñónez   21'
Estrada   74'   82'
Zambrano   85'
Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 10,514
Referee: Yerson Zambrano
Note: This match was rescheduled because Liga's players were participating in international friendly matches with their national teams.
May 25 Round 14 L.D.U. Quito 2–1 Universidad Católica Quito
20:00 UTC−05:00 Arce   25'
Ramírez   29'
Quiñónez   32'
Villamíl   36'
Mina   55'
Estupiñán   68'
Martínez   87' (o.g.)
Hurtado   90+4'
Clavijo   50'
Rodríguez   64'
Díaz   64',   81' (pen.)
Anangonó   72'
Castillo   75'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Gabriel González
June 2 Round 15 Deportivo Cuenca 2–2 L.D.U. Quito Cuenca
18:00 UTC−05:00 Magnín   45' (pen.)
Mancinelli   76'
Estrada   17'
Alzugaray   41'
Villamíl   65'
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Second stage

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
Result
Position
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
September 29 Round 8 Delfín v L.D.U. Quito Manta
TBA Stadium: Estadio Jocay

CONMEBOL Libertadores

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L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 21st participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana. They entered the competition in the Group Stage.

CONMEBOL Libertadores squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle
3 DF   ECU Richard Mina
4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé
6 DF   ARG Facundo Rodríguez
7 FW   VEN Jan Carlos Hurtado
8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán
9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray
10 MF   ECU Alexander Alvarado
11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada
12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda
13 DF   ECU Daykol Romero
14 DF   ECU José Quintero
15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl
16 FW   ECU Miguel Parrales
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ECU Michael Bermúdez
18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi (captain)
19 FW   PAR Alex Arce
21 MF   ECU Sebastián González
22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez
24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini
26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio
28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza
29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez
30 MF   ECU Juan Macías
33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez
35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa
88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 2 1 3 6 6  0 7 2 0 1 3 1  +2 0 1 2 3 5  −2

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUN BOT LDQ UNI
1   Junior 6 2 4 0 7 4 +3 10 Advance to round of 16 0–0 1–1 1–1
2   Botafogo 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 2–1 3–1
3   LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7 Transfer to Copa Sudamericana 0–1 1–0 2–0
4   Universitario 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 1–1 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
April 23 Round 3 Junior   1–1   L.D.U. Quito Barranquilla
21:00 UTC−05:00 Bacca   12' (pen.),   80'
Mena   21'
Peña   90+5'
Report Estrada   21'
Arce   45' (pen.),   90'
Julio   61'
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

CONMEBOL Recopa

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L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Recopa—their 3rd participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

CONMEBOL Recopa squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle
3 DF   ECU Richard Mina
4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé
5 MF   ECU Óscar Zambrano
6 DF   ARG Facundo Rodríguez
7 FW   VEN Jan Carlos Hurtado
8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán
9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray
10 MF   ECU Alexander Alvarado
11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada
12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda
13 DF   ECU Daykol Romero
14 DF   ECU José Quintero
15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl
16 FW   ECU Miguel Parrales
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ECU Michael Bermúdez
18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi (captain)
19 FW   PAR Alex Arce
21 MF   ECU Sebastián González
22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez
24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini
25 MF   ECU Jefferson Valverde
26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio
28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza
29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez
30 MF   ECU Juan Macías
33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez
35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa
88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 1 2  −1 3 1 0 0 1 0  +1 0 0 1 0 2  −2
February 22 Final L.D.U. Quito   1–0   Fluminense Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Piovi   47'
Arce   90+2',   90+5'
Report Matheus Martinelli   43'
Guga   74'
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
February 29 Final Fluminense   2–0   L.D.U. Quito Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−03:00 Arias   76', 90' (pen.)
Thiago Santos   78'
John Kennedy   79'
Diogo Barbosa   90+3'
Cano   90+4'
Report Quintero   67'
Julio   78'
Stadium: Maracanã
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

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L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 15th participation in the continental tournament—after finishing third in Group D 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores. They will enter the competition in the Knockout round play-offs.

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Knockout round play-offs

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Copa Ecuador

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It will be L.D.U. Quito's 3rd participation in the Copa Ecuador. They will enter the competition in the Round of 32.

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Round of 32

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Player statistics

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Num
Pos
Player
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LigaPro CONMEBOL
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CONMEBOL
Recopa
CONMEBOL
Sudamericana
Copa
Ecuador
Total
1 GK Gonzalo Valle 2 2
3 DF Richard Mina 8 2 3 1 2 13 3
4 DF Ricardo Adé 12 2 1 5 2 19 2 1
5 MF Óscar Zambrano 12 1 2 14 1
8 MF Luis Estupiñán 14 4 6 2 22 4
9 FW Lisandro Alzugaray 10 4 3 5 2 2 17 6 3
10 MF Alexander Alvarado 10 1 1 3 13 1 1
11 FW Michael Estrada 14 3 3 1 6 1 2 2 22 4 5 1
12 GK Ethan Minda
14 DF José Quintero 10 6 1 2 1 18 2
15 MF Gabriel Villamíl 9 3 4 1 2 15 4
18 MF Lucas Piovi 12 2 5 1 6 1 2 1 20 2 7 1
19 FW Alex Arce 14 14 2 6 2 1 2 1 1 22 17 4
21 MF Sebastián González 7 2 1 2 11 1
22 GK Alexander Domínguez 14 3 6 1 2 22 4
24 DF Andrés Zanini 3 1 4
26 MF Jhojan Julio 7 1 4 2 2 1 13 4
29 DF Bryan Ramírez 10 1 3 13 1
33 DF Leonel Quiñónez 14 5 6 1 2 22 1 5
34 MF Juan Macías
35 FW Jairón Charcopa 7 3 1 2 9 3 1
88 MF Marco Angulo 6 5 1 11 1
- MF Fernando Cornejo
- MF Madison Julio
- MF Darío Mina
6 DF Facundo Rodríguez 11 4 5 1 16 5
7 FW Jan Carlos Hurtado 5 1 2 2 9 1
13 DF Daykol Romero 7 2 9
16 FW Miguel Parrales 9 1 10
17 MF Michael Bermúdez
25 MF Jefferson Valverde 1 1 2
28 MF Joseph Espinoza 5 1 6
Totals 26 42 4 6 13 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 59 4
As of June 2, 2024[13]

Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

Team statistics

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Total Home Away
Total Games played 23 11 12
Total Games won 12 8 4
Total Games drawn 4 1 3
Total Games lost 7 2 5
Games played (LigaPro) 15 7 8
Games won (LigaPro) 9 5 4
Games drawn (LigaPro) 3 1 2
Games lost (LigaPro) 3 1 2
Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 6 3 3
Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 2 2
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 1 1
Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 3 1 2
Games played (CONMEBOL Recopa) 2 1 1
Games won (CONMEBOL Recopa) 1 1
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Recopa)
Games lost (CONMEBOL Recopa) 1 1
Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games played (Copa Ecuador)
Games won (Copa Ecuador)
Games drawn (Copa Ecuador)
Games lost (Copa Ecuador)
Biggest win (LigaPro) 5–0 vs Imbabura 5–0 vs Imbabura 3–1 vs Cumbayá
Biggest loss (LigaPro) 0–2 vs Barcelona SC 1–2 vs Aucas 0–2 vs Barcelona SC
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 2–0 vs Universitario 2–0 vs Universitario
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores) 1–2 vs Universitario
1–2 vs Botafogo
0–1 vs Junior
0–1 vs Junior 1–2 vs Universitario
1–2 vs Botafogo
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Recopa) 1–0 vs Fluminense 1–0 vs Fluminense
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Recopa) 0–2 vs Fluminense 0–2 vs Fluminense
Clean sheets 6 5 1
Goals scored 34 19 15
Goals conceded 25 8 17
Goal difference +9 +11 -2
Average GF per game 1.48 1.73 1.25
Average GA per game 1.09 0.73 1.42
Yellow cards 59 26 33
Red cards 4 2 2
Most appearances Alex Arce (22)
Alexander Domínguez (22)
Michael Estrada (22)
Luis Estupiñán (22)
Leonel Quiñónez (22)
Alex Arce (11)
Luis Estupiñán (11)
Lucas Piovi (11)
Leonel Quiñónez (11)
Alexander Domínguez (12)
Michael Estrada (12)
Most minutes played Alexander Domínguez (1935) Leonel Quiñónez (985) Alexander Domínguez (1035)
Top scorer Alex Arce (17)   Alex Arce (11)   Alex Arce (6)  
Worst discipline Lucas Piovi (1)   (7)   Lucas Piovi (1)   (3)   Michael Estrada (1)   (4)  
Penalties for 2/3 (66.67%) 1/1 (100%) 1/2 (50%)
Penalties against 5/6 (83.33%) 2/2 (100%) 3/4 (75%)
League Points 30/45 (66.67%) 16/21 (76.19%) 14/24 (58.33%)
Winning rate 52.17% 72.73% 33.33%
As of June 2, 2024
Source: See Competitive matches (above)

References

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  2. ^ "Andrés Zanini llega al país para unirse a Liga de Quito". primicias.ec. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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  8. ^ "Oficial: El paraguayo Alex Arce es nuevo fichaje de Liga de Quito". primicias.ec. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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