1981 Copa Interamericana
Event | Copa Interamericana | ||||||
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on aggregate, after play-off | |||||||
First leg | |||||||
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Date | 25 March 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | ||||||
Referee | Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala) | ||||||
Attendance | 52,229 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 8 April 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
Referee | José Roberto Wright (Brazil) | ||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
Play-off | |||||||
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Date | 31 May 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | ||||||
Referee | José Roberto Wright (Brazil) | ||||||
Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
The 1981 Copa Interamericana was the 8th edition of the Copa Interamericana. The match-up featured Mexican club UNAM, the winners of the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and Uruguayan club Nacional, the winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores. It was played staged over two legs.[1]
UNAM defeated Nacional 6–5 on aggregate following a play-off to win their first Copa Interamericana title.[2][3]
Teams
Team | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
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Winners of the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | None |
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Winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores | 1 (1971) |
Venues
1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Estadio Centenario | Memorial Coliseum |
Capacity: 69,000 | Capacity: 60,235 | Capacity: 93,607 |
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Matches
First leg
Summary
In the 5th minute, Hugo Sánchez opened the scoring for UNAM. In the second half, Nacional fought back and found an equaliser from Víctor Espárrago, scored in the 57th minute. Ricardo Ferretti then restored UNAM's lead, to make the score 2–1 in the 60th minute. Hugo Sánchez got his second goal of the match in the 85th minute.[1]
Details
Second leg
Summary
The game was goalless until the 70th minute mark, when Wilmar Cabrera put Nacional ahead, in the 77th José Cabrera scored to make it 2–0, then Wilmar Cabrera in the 81st minute scored his second of the match to make it 3–0. However, the game was to end at 3–1 after Gustavo Vargas with three minutes to go scored for UNAM, forcing a play-off.
Details
Nacional ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Play-off
Summary
The play-off leg finally went ahead after a month with Los Angeles as the neutral site. Nacional opened the scoring at the 17th minute from José Cabrera. Ricardo Ferretti equalised at the 69th minute. In the 89th minute, Gustavo Vargas scored the winning goal for UNAM.
Details
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References
- ^ a b "Copa Interamericana 1980: Pumas Unam Campeón". Fútbol en América. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Gustavo Vargas: "El título más importante que ha ganado Pumas" by Karla Uzeta on Record, 13 May 2020
- ^ Los Pumas ante el gran objetivo[dead link] on Fifa.com, 5 Apr 2005
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