Asuncion, Nov. 23 -- Goalkeeper Nahuel Losada saved three penalties as Argentina's Lanus beat Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro 5-4 in a shootout to secure its second Copa Sudamericana title on Saturday.
Losada denied Hulk, Biel Teixeira, and Vitor Hugo in a dramatic finish at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Paraguay's capital.
Carlos Izquierdoz, Sasha Marcich, Dylan Aquino, Agustin Cardozo, and Franco Watson converted their spot kicks for Lanus.
"It's such a great feeling," Losada said after the match. "It hasn't been an easy road to get here. There was a time when no one was interested in me, but look where life has put me.""This has to be accompanied by a team and a structure, and Lanus has given me that. The message is to keep fighting...