Nacional clinches Uruguayan league title

MONTEVIEO — Former Inter Milan forward Alvaro Recoba scored the only goal as Nacional beat Defensor Sporting 1-0 in the Uruguayan Football Championship final Saturday. It was a second consecutive title for Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo who helped the team win it last year as a midfielder, then retired and was handed the reins. Recoba crowned a fine move he started in midfield before halftime. It was a first title in his own country for 36-year-old former Uruguay international Recoba who returned home in 2009 after 11 years in Italy followed by a season with Panionios in Greece. — AP