Gaston Martirena and Adrian Martinez scored first-half goals as Argentina's Racing won its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Martirena opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Martinez added a goal five minutes later to give “La Academia” its first international title since 1988 when it won the now defunct Supercopa Sudamericana.

The last Argentine side to win the Copa Sudamericana was Defensa y Justicia back in 2020 while Racing have not lost to Brazilian opponents at home this edition. However, Cruzeiro

France punished an undisciplined Argentina by 37-23 on Friday to sweep its three autumn rugby tests. France’s first-half tries came from lock Thibaud Flament and

France avenge their summer defeat by Argentina with a comfortable victory in Paris to maintain their winning run in the Autumn Nations Series.

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -France wrapped up their autumn nations series in style with a 37-23 victory against Argentina for their third win in as many tests at the Stade de France on Friday. Six days after beating New Zealand 30-29,