Thursday 25 July 2013 10:02, UK
Atletico Mineiro were crowned Copa Libertadores champions for the first time after beating Paraguayan opponents Olimpia on penalties.
Ronaldinho said: "Congratulations to Olimpia because reaching the final is not easy at all. That team deserves everything." Coach Cuca told Fox Sports: "This club has more than eight million supporters and had never won an important title before. This is a huge triumph for this club." Olimpia boss Ever Almeida was unable to hide disappointment and said: "I'm still proud of my players, of their effort. "However, we missed a lot of goal chances and you cannot fail in the final. Our fans have to be proud of these players. "I don't think Atletico Mineiro did more than us in the two legs, but they are the champions and we failed."
