▁their ▁first ▁international ▁title ▁by ▁defe ating ▁América ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁winning ▁ 3 - 2 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁and ▁losing ▁ 2 - 1 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁leg , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁game ▁that ▁they ▁lost . ▁Ar sen al ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁stad ium ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁games ▁they ▁played . ▁They ▁defeated ▁San ▁Lorenzo , ▁an ▁Argent ine ▁club ▁that ▁recently ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Cla us ura , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁club ▁Go i ás , ▁Argent ine ▁giant ▁River ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁the ▁strong est ▁riv als ▁of ▁Mexican ▁football , ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁and ▁America . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁a ▁Mexican ▁club ▁has ▁reached ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁title ▁for ▁Argent ine ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁Ar sen al ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁Argent ine ▁club ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁tournament ▁without ▁winning ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁league ▁first , ▁after ▁Lan ús ▁and ▁T all eres ▁de ▁C ór dob a . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Argent ine ▁club ▁other ▁than ▁B oca ▁Juni ors ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁international ▁title ▁since ▁San ▁Lorenzo ▁won ▁the ▁Copa ▁Sud amer icana ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁teams ▁The ▁Copa ▁Sud amer icana ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁tournament ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Copa ▁Sud amer icana ▁s occer ▁tournament . ▁ ▁F i xture ▁D ates ▁Pre lim inary