1988 Copa Interamericana

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1988 Copa Interamericana
Event Copa Interamericana
(on aggregate)
First leg
DateMarch 5, 1989
Venue Tiburcio C. Andino, Tegucigalpa
Referee Arturo Brizio (Mexico)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
DateMarch 29, 1989
Venue Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeAbel Gnecco (Argentina)
Attendance38,000
1986
1989

The 1988 Copa Interamericana was the 11th staging of this competition. The final took place between Nacional (winners of the 1988 Copa Libertadores) and Olimpia (2inners of the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 5 and 29 March 1989. [1]

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After the first leg in Tegucigalpa ended 1–1, Nacional easily defeated Olimpia 4–0 in Montevideo to win their second Copa Interamericana. With this achievement, the Uruguayan side won their fourth international trophy within five months so they had previously won the Copa Libertadores, Copa Intercontinental and Recopa. [2]

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationPrevious final app.
Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 1988 Copa Libertadores champion 1971 , 1980
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion 1972

Venues

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Estadio Tiburcio Andino (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

First leg
Olimpia Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
Rivera Soccerball shade.svg66' Fonseca Soccerball shade.svg17'
Tiburcio Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio (Mexico)
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Olimpia
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Nacional

Second leg

First leg
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Olimpia
Fonseca Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ostolaza Soccerball shade.svg23'
Noé Soccerball shade.svg57', 85'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
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Nacional
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Olimpia

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References

  1. 1988 Copa Interamericana by Erik Francisco Lugo, Ian King and Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. Interamericana 1989: Nacional obtiene su 4a. copa internacional en cinco meses on Conmebol, 29 Mar 2015