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 River Plate players with the cup | |||||||
| Event | Copa Interamericana | ||||||
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| Date | July 21, 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela | ||||||
| Referee | José A. Garza (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
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| Date | August 16, 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Juan Escobar (Guatemala) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
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 edit
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 River Plate |
1986 Copa Libertadores champion | (none) |
 Alajuelense |
1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion | (none) |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues edit
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Estadio Morera Soto (left) and Estadio Monumental, venues for the series
Match details edit
First leg edit
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     River Plate
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Second leg edit
Fltr: the first and second goals of River Plate, scored by Jorge Villazán and Juan G. Funes, respectively
Second leg
| River Plate | 3–0 | L.D. Alajuelense |
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Villazán  16'Funes 34'Enrique 34' |
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Alajuelense
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References edit
- ^ A 33 años del Alajuelense vs River[permanent dead link] by Alvaro Rodríguez, 27 Jul 2020
- ^ 1986 Copa Interamericana at the RSSSF
- ^ A 30 años de la Copa Interamericana by Nicolàs Kralj on Vavel, 16 August 2017
- ^ El recuerdo de River campeón de la Copa Interamericana 1987 Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine on Cuyo Noticias, 16 Aug 2015