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Uruguay Wrap: Wanderers eye Torneo history

Maximiliano Olivera grabbed the all-important goal in the 54th minute to send Wanderers to their first Torneo Final since 1985.

Wanderers have not been crowned Uruguayan champions since 1931 when the top flight remained an amateur competition.

The duo's presence in the showpiece means Uruguay will have a champion other than the giant pairing of Nacional and Penarol for the first time since 2008-09.

Six defeats in the Clausura campaign wrecked Nacional's hopes of the title, but they ended the season on a high with a 4-1 win at Fenix.

Danubio's Joao Alves finished up the Clausura's equal top corer with nine goals, but heroics came from elsewhere as his team-mates came from three goals down to draw 3-3 at home to Sud America.