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Cerro win 3-2 to clinch 32nd Paraguayan title

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Players of Cerro Porteno celebrate. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Cerro Porteno clinched their 32nd Paraguayan league title when they came from 2-1 down at halftime to beat Sol de America 3-2 in their final match in the Clausura championship on Sunday.

Javier Toledo put the visitors ahead but Diego Churin got a brace and substitute Jorge Rojas another to lift Cerro Porteno on to 45 points, three ahead of their closest rivals Olimpia.

The triumph in the Clausura - one of two championships held each season along with the Apertura - means the Asuncion-based side qualify for next year's Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the Champions League.

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Rodrigo Rojas of Cerro Porteno holds up the championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates after their Paraguayan First Division soccer match against Sol de America.REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

(Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Nick Mulvenney)

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Juan Jose Zapag, president of Cerro Porteno and Cerro Porteno's coach Leonel Alvarez. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Nelson Haedo Valdez of Cerro Porteno holds up the championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates after their Paraguayan First Division soccer match against Sol de America. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Diego Churin of Cerro Porteno celebrates his goal. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Alvaro Pereira of Cerro Porteno holds up the championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates after their Paraguayan First Division soccer match against Sol de America.REUTERS/Jorge Adorno Cerro Porteno's coach Leonel Alvarez (R) celebrates after winning. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Players of Paraguay's Cerro Porteno celebrate after winning. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Fans of Paraguay's Cerro Porteno celebrate after winning. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Fans of Paraguay's Cerro Porteno cheer for their team. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Cerro Porteno's coach Leonel Alvarez celebrates after winning. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Spectators watch Javier Toledo (R) of Sol de America celebrate his goal against Cerro Porteno. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Diego Churin (R) of Cerro Porteno celebrates his goal. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Diego Churin (R) Cerro Porteno, Wildo Alonso (L) and Adrian Portillo (front) of Sol de America in action. REUTERS/0 Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Diego Churin of Cerro Porteno scores a penalty goal against goalkeeper Gerardo Ortiz of Sol de America. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Cerro Porteno's coach Leonel Alvarez (R) celebrates after winning. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Soccer Football - Paraguayan Championship - Cerro Porteno v Sol de America - General Pablo Rojas Stadium, Asuncion, Paraguay - December 10, 2017. Paraguay's Cerro Porteno pose for a team photo before the match. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

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