SAITAMA — Urawa Reds were crowned kings of Asia after a comfortable 2-0 win over Iran's Sepahan in the second leg of their AFC Champions League final on Wednesday evening.
A brilliant first-half strike from forward Yuichiro Nagai and a second-half header from Yuki Abe secured a 3-1 aggregate victory as the reigning J. League champions became the first Japanese team to win the ACL since the tournament was revamped in 2002.
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