Gremio beats Lanus in first leg of Copa Libertadores final

Midfielder Cicero came off the bench to score in the 83rd minute and Brazil's Gremio beat Argentina's Lanus 1-0 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final in Porto Alegre. If the Southern Brazilian team holds off the Argentinians in Buenos Aires in the La Fortaleza stadium next Wednesday they will win their third South American crown. Modest and suburban Lanus is in its first final.