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For 121 years Belgrano de Córdoba had never won the Argentine first division; for 15 years they had been remembered chiefly for being the club that sent River Plate down to the Nacional B. On Sunday May 24 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, the same Belgrano with three figures from the 2011 promoción in their camp closed both stories in 90 minutes. Belgrano came from 2-1 down to beat River 3-2, with Nicolás “Uvita” Fernández scoring twice in the final five minutes (85′ penalty, 88′) to lift the Torneo Apertura, the club’s first league title since their founding in 1905. Across the border on Saturday, Palmeiras dismantled Flamengo 3-0 at the Maracanã, with goals from Flaco López, Allan, and Paulinho extending Palmeiras’s Brasileirão lead to seven points before the World Cup pause. In the NBA, the Knicks beat the Cavaliers 121-108 in Cleveland for a 3-0 series lead and a tenth straight playoff win, while the Thunder took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals despite a 15-0 Spurs opening run. As always, The Rio Times delivers comprehensive Latin America coverage.
