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Seattle Sounders defeat Pumas UNAM to win Concacaf Champions League

Concacaf Champions League
Seattle midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro holds the trophy alongside teammates after defeating Mexico's Pumas UNAM to win the Concacaf Champions League on Wednesday. Photograph: Ted S Warren/AP

The Seattle Sounders defeated Mexico’s Pumas UNAM 5-2 on aggregate to win the Concacaf Champions League on Wednesday, ending Major League Soccer’s long wait to lift the top club tournament for teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Two goals from Peruvian international Raul Ruidiaz and a late strike from Uruguayan veteran Nicolas Lodeiro sealed a deserved 3-0 second leg victory in front of a tournament record crowd of 68,741 at Seattle’s Lumen Field. Last week’s first leg had ended in a 2-2 draw in Mexico City.

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