(Reuters) - Atletico Tucuman truly represented Argentina when they overcame a delayed flight, postponed kickoff and lost kit to win a Copa Libertadores preliminary round match in Ecuador in shirts borrowed at the last minute from the Argentina national team. Without their kit on arrival at Quito airport, the players changed in the bus rushing them to the stadium having been lent shirts and boots from the under-20 Argentina team playing in the South American under-20 championship in Ecuador. Tucuman - whose blue and white striped home colours match the national team's - won Tuesday night's second round match against El Nacional 1-0 for a 3-2 aggregate victory. "I told the lads we were starting the match at a disadvantage," coach Pablo Lavallen was quoted as saying in Argentine media on Wednesday. "The airline did have permission, otherwise we wouldn’t have left Ezeiza (Buenos Aires international airport)," he said.

Source: The Star February 08, 2017 16:30 UTC