Internacional win Cup with late equalizer

2008-12-05 03:10:24 GMT2008-12-05 11:10:24 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Internacional's Edinho kisses the trophy after they beat Estudiantes LP to win the Copa Sudamericana soccer championship in Porto Alegre December 3, 2008. [Agencies]

Internacional's Edinho holds up the the trophy as he celebrates with team mates after they beat Estudiantes LP to win the Copa Sudamericana soccer championship in Porto Alegre December 3, 2008. [Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's Internacional were still in an ecstatic mood after winning the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday.

Despite being outplayed at home for much of the second leg, Internacional snatched an injury-time equalizer to draw 1-1 against Argentine's Estudiantes and won 2-1 on aggregate.

Internacional became the first Brazilian team to win the trophy, the region's equivalent of the UEFA Cup, in its six-year history.

"I'm very happy. I have never won an international title and I just did it with my club," Internacional's Argentine player Andres D'Alessandro told reporters on Thursday.

"This is a big award for me, for all that I did with my club and my family," he said.

Another Argentine player Pablo Guinazu added that the title is "nice and well-deserved".

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