Arsenal captures Sudamericana title

No, we’re not referring to this Arsenal but Argentina’s Arsenal de Sarandi who captured this year’s Copa Sudamericana soccer championship. Though the final home-and-away series against Mexico’s Club America ended 4-4, Arsenal won the title by scoring more away goals. Martin Andrizzi’s goal in the 84^th minute yesterday gave the championship to Arsenal; the first major title in the team's fifty year history.

Despite a great Sudamericana run, America failed to be the second Mexican team to win South America’s second-highest club tournament after Pachuca won over Chile’s Colo Colo last year.

This week was a very good week for lesser-known Argentine teams; aside form Arsenal’s victory, fellow Buenos Aires minnows Lanus won the domestic championship for the first time in their 92-year history on Sunday.

Sources- arsenal.com, SI.com, Canadian Press, VivirLatino, The Latin Americanist, Reuters UK

Image- SI.com