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00:00Needed to be a better ball inside the area, Martinez away, Salas is in trouble here, Martinez looks around
00:08Martinez, drives it in, that is it
00:14They celebrate in the stands, along the bench, Rassi make it look convincing in the end
00:23Cruzeiro caught napping, the ball dribbled in by Roger Martinez
00:293-1 to the Argentines against the Brazilians
00:33Yeah, it's been on for the last few minutes with Cruzeiro, throwing players forward to try and find the equaliser they need
00:40And finally, Rassi take advantage, Roger Martinez seems to take an age in getting forward
00:48Seemingly waiting for Salas perhaps to get alongside him in the end, took it upon himself
00:54And showed no mercy, and unleashing the ball past Casiot to wrap up the win and get the party started once and for all
01:08Well he had to pump it forward, and Martinez was onside again, he might want to question the marking, he knows he can't use Salas
01:18Well, puts it wide of Casiot
01:21And Casiot again, perhaps Cruzeiro in general really haven't painted themselves in glory here
01:26Salas missed a good chance moments ago, Martinez didn't, keeps his call
01:34Game well and truly beyond the Foxes, and Costas living and breathing
01:44Every single moment
01:50In the second half performance, which has invited pressure, but ultimately I think you'd argue that the right winner this evening
02:00And what we saw in the first half, Cruzeiro will be very disappointed and would have probably considered this to extra time, or even won it
02:10That is it, a referee raises his arms, a wrestling of Argentina
02:16Our crown of champions of the comedy bowl, Sudamericana
02:21Three goals counted, could have been four
02:24Good fight back from Cruzeiro at the start of a second period
02:31A wrestling take their first title in 36 years
02:40With it as well, they become the 8th club to win both Libertadores and Sudamericana, the last of Argentina's big five to manage it
02:53What a night for wrestling, the team, the supporters, and of course, Gustavo Costas wrestling through and through
03:10Overall, Peter, though, a disappointing performance from Cruzeiro tonight
03:15Deeply, deeply so, came into the game saying that wrestling were favourites
03:22They weren't particularly impressive in the semi-final, narrow win over Larros
03:27They haven't been impressive of late in their domestic form either
03:32But we know some of the talent they've got in that XI
03:35An experienced coach in Fernando Ginez as well
03:38Maybe we expect them to find something that has been missing in recent weeks
03:43The truth is we didn't, we got another somewhat flat display from Cruzeiro
03:49And particularly in the first half when this game was decided by and large
03:54They were thoroughly second best
03:57More even contest in the second 45 minutes