Story highlights Gremio win third Copa Libertadores titleCoach declares a day of holiday in Porto Alegre(CNN) The taste of victory is made all the sweeter if you've had to wait more than two decades to savor it. Brazilian side Gremio, for the first time in 22 years, stand at the summit of South American club football after beating Argentina's Lanus to claim the Copa Libertadores title. The first leg had taken place in Brazil a week earlier, with Gremio emerging with a narrow 1-0 win to take into the second leg in Lanus, a district to the south of the Argentine capital. 30,000 Grêmio-fans watching their team play the Copa Libertadores final on a big screen at the teams home arena, as they beat Lanús to become South American Champions tonight. pic.twitter.com/wvCa0xN3tT — Andre Noruega (@AndreOstgaard) November 30, 2017Read More

Source: CNN November 30, 2017 10:30 UTC