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River Plate beats Athletico to win Recopa Sudamericana

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's River Plate has won the Recopa Sudamericana with two goals in injury time against Brazil's Athletico Paranaense.

The Recopa is between the champions of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

The trophy is coach Marcelo Gallardo's 10th, a record for River. The former Argentina international joined in 2014.

Athletico led 1-0 after the first leg in Curitiba last week, and Nacho Fernandez tied the score on aggregate in the 65th minute.

Just when the 62,000 spectators at Monumental de Nunez Stadium thought the game was going to a penalty shootout, Lucas Pratto scored the second a minute into injury time. Pratto also scored in both legs of the controversial Copa Libertadores final last year.

Matias Suarez made it 3-0 four minutes later.

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River Plate celebrates with their Recopa trophy amid confetti after defeating Brazil's Athletico Paranaense 3-0 at the Recopa Sudamericana final soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) The Associated Press
River Plate celebrates their 3-0 Recopa victory over Brazil's Athletico Paranaense at the Recopa Sudamericana final soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) The Associated Press
Lucas Pratto of Argentina's River Plate, left, celebrates scoring against Brazil's Athletico Paranaense during the Recopa Sudamericana final soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) The Associated Press
Marcelo Gallardo, coach of Argentina's River Plate, celebrates winning the Recopa Sudamericana against Brazil's Athletico Paranaense in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) The Associated Press
Leo Pereira of Brazil's Athletico Paranaense sits on the field as teammate Braian Romero pats him on the head after they lost the Recopa Sudamericana final soccer match 3-0 to Argentina's River Plate, celebrating behind, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) The Associated Press
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