of Bolívar. Players such as Joselito Vaca, Gualberto Mojica, Lisandro Sacripanti and Pedro Higa were fundamental in enlightening the road towards the title. The following year, the victorious path extended for Blooming as the team obtained the 2006 Copa Aerosur. After a prosperous run with Blooming, Quinteros left the club to manage a first division team in Argentina. His absence was deeply felt as the team experienced a downfall shortly after his departure. Managers Abel Moralejo and later Álvaro Peña managed the club unsuccessfully during this period. In March 2007 Gustavo Quinteros returned to the institution to turn things around. There was an evident improvement and that team effort was rewarded with a spot in the Copa Sudamericana the following year, in 2008, where it was eliminated in the preliminary round in the club's first ever Copa Sudamericana participation. Blooming began the 2008 season on a positive note. For the second time in its history the team won the Copa Aerosur. This was achieved in part due to an outstanding performance displayed by club legend Hernán Boyero, who finished as the top scorer in that short tournament with 8 goals; however, the team wasn't able to match the same success once the Apertura tournament commenced, and finished with a disappointing six place, despite having a competitive team including Anderson Gonzaga, the tournament's top scorer with 16. When the Clausura kicked off, the team showed a considerable improvement and built up its confidence again. As a result, Blooming qualified to the championship play-offs as the number one seed in its group. In semi-finals the club faced La Paz. In the first-leg, Blooming encountered a solid and fierce home team, and was defeated 1–2 in the always imposing and tough Estadio Hernando Siles. Nevertheless, the players got their revenge and humiliated La Paz by a 5–0 score in the rematch played in Santa Cruz, making their way to the finals. Subsequently, they faced Aurora for the 2008 Clausura title. Each team prevailed in their respective home games without a goal differential rule established, so in order to crown a new champion a third and decisive match was scheduled in Sucre. The game was played under harsh weather conditions, with the final score at 2–2 during regulation time. However, the penalty kicks favored Aurora (4–2) and Blooming had to settle as runners-up. The 2009 Clausura marked the consecration of the fifth title in