Lanus made history in Asunción by winning the Copa Sudamericana for the second time. The Argentine team defeated a heavily favored Atlético Mineiro in the penalty shootout. The Buenos Aires-based team won the title in 2013 and now repeats the feat with a veteran squad featuring old familiar faces like Salvio and others of note like Izquierdoz, Bou, or Acosta. Sampaoli, who again forgot about Reinier, was left at the door of another title. A setback for a team that was a clear favorite. In the first 45 minutes, the two teams struggled to overcome the intensity of the rival. Nobody wanted to take more risks than strictly necessary, and with the passage of time, the fatigue, motivated in large part by the heat of Asunción, increased this situation. It was even difficult to lower the ball to the ground, and the technical quality was not noticeable. The Galo missed La only great opportunity of the first half was left by Bernard with a formidable shot from a free kick from the left side of the Galo's attack. The midfielder sent the ball to the far post and almost scored a memorable goal. After the break, little changed in the game. Although Atlético's control grew, which dominated at all times, the problems to generate danger were maintained. Only Dudu was able to generate real danger with a shot that left Losada. Hulk tried with a free kick that went offside and beyond those two brushstrokes, little more offered the team of Sampaoli against a Lanús more weighed down by the passage of time. The path to the extra time was inevitable. In extra time, no figure emerged to define the final. Hulk was weighed down by the minutes in several runs that started with real danger and none of the men who came on as substitutes could put their team on their back. The only one who found the way to the goal was Biel and missed two clear chances. A headed shot that went straight and a one-on-one that Losada took away from him in a spectacular way. The penalty shootout arrived as the only possible way to find a winner. Losada ended up as a great hero by stopping three shots. From the first to Hulk to the last to Vitor Hugo. The goalkeeper held his team and then allowed them to lift the trophy.