1988 Copa Interamericana
| Event | Copa Interamericana | ||||||
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| Date | March 5, 1989 | ||||||
| Venue | Tiburcio C. Andino, Tegucigalpa | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Brizio (Mexico) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
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| Date | March 29, 1989 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | Abel Gnecco (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,000 | ||||||
The 1988 Copa Interamericana was the 11th staging of this competition. The final took place between Nacional (winners of the 1988 Copa Libertadores) and C.D. Olimpia (2inners of the 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 5 and 29 March 1989.[1]
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
| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
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 Nacional |
1988 Copa Libertadores champion | 1971, 1980 |
 Olimpia |
1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion | 1972 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Estadio Tiburcio Andino (left) and Estadio Centenario, venues for the series
Match details
First Leg
     Olimpia
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    Nacional
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Second Leg
    Nacional
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Olimpia
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References
- ^ 1988 Copa Interamericana by Erik Francisco Lugo, Ian King and Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
- ^ Interamericana 1989: Nacional obtiene su 4a. copa internacional en cinco meses on Conmebol, 29 Mar 2015