Soccer Football - Recopa Sudamericana - Second Leg - Palmeiras v Defensa y Justicia - Estadio Mane Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil - April 14, 2021 Defensa y Justicia players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Recopa Sudamericana Pool via REUTERS/Buda Mendes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Argentina's Defensa y Justicia won the South American Supercup in a shootout on Thursday, coming from behind to beat Brazil's Palmeiras 2-1 in the second leg and level the tie 3-3 on aggregate.
The match, held each year between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, finished in the early hours of Thursday after the modest Argentine side, who only reached the top flight in 2014, won the shootout 4-3.
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