1986 Copa Interamericana
The River Plate players with the cup
EventCopa Interamericana
Alajuelense River Plate
Costa Rica Argentina
0 3
(on aggregate)
First leg
Alajuelense River Plate
0 0
DateJuly 21, 1987
VenueEstadio Morera Soto, Alajuela
RefereeJosé A. Garza (Mexico)
Attendance15,000
Second leg
River Plate Alajuelense
3 0
DateAugust 16, 1987
VenueEstadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeJuan Escobar (Guatemala)
Attendance25,000
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The 1986 Copa Interamericana was the 10th staging of this competition. The final took place between River Plate (Winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores) and L.D. Alajuelense (winners of the 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup)[1] and was staged over two legs on 21 July 1987 and 16 August 1987. River Plate won their first Copa Interamericana.[2]

The first leg was played in Alajuela on July 21, 1987, and ended in a 0–0 tie. The second leg was held in Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, where River Plate won 3–0 therefore the Argentine side won its first Interamericana Cup.[3][4]

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Previous final app.
Argentina River Plate 1986 Copa Libertadores champion (none)
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion (none)

Venues

Estadio Morera Soto (left) and Estadio Monumental, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

1986 Copa Interamericana
First leg
L.D. Alajuelense Costa Rica0–0Argentina River Plate
Report
Alejandro M. Soto, Alajuela
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: José A. Garza (Mexico)
Alajuelense
River Plate

Second leg

Fltr: the first and second goals of River Plate, scored by Jorge Villazán and Juan G. Funes, respectively
Second leg
River Plate Argentina3–0Costa Rica L.D. Alajuelense
Villazán 16'
Funes 34'
Enrique 34'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juan Escobar (Guatemala)
River Plate
Alajuelense

References

  1. ^ A 33 años del Alajuelense vs River[permanent dead link] by Alvaro Rodríguez, 27 Jul 2020
  2. ^ 1986 Copa Interamericana at the RSSSF
  3. ^ A 30 años de la Copa Interamericana by Nicolàs Kralj on Vavel, 16 August 2017
  4. ^ El recuerdo de River campeón de la Copa Interamericana 1987 Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine on Cuyo Noticias, 16 Aug 2015
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