1988 Copa Interamericana

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1988 Copa Interamericana
EventCopa Interamericana
Olimpia Nacional
Honduras Uruguay
1 5
(on aggregate)
First leg
Olimpia Nacional
1 1
DateMarch 5, 1989
VenueTiburcio C. Andino, Tegucigalpa
RefereeArturo Brizio (Mexico)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Nacional Olimpia
4 0
DateMarch 29, 1989
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeAbel Gnecco (Argentina)
Attendance38,000
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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.

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.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Previous final app.
Uruguay Nacional 1988 Copa Libertadores champion 1971, 1980
Honduras Olimpia 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion 1972
  • Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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

Match details

First leg

1988 Copa Interamericana
First leg
Olimpia Honduras1–1Uruguay Nacional
Rivera 66' Fonseca 17'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio (Mexico)
Olimpia
Nacional

Second leg

First leg
Nacional Uruguay4–0Honduras Olimpia
Fonseca 17'
Ostolaza 23'
Noé 57', 85'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
Nacional
Olimpia

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
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