1978 Copa Interamericana

1978 Copa Interamaricana Boca Juniors América ARG 30px MEX 30px Tied 2–2 on points, no goal difference into account, América won the playoff 2–1 First leg 3 0 March 28, 1978 Second leg 0 1 April 12, 1978 La Bombonera Estadio Azteca La Boca Mexico City Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) Luis Siles (Costa Rica) Playoff 1 2 April 14, 1978 Estadio Azteca Mexico City Gino D'Hipolito (USA) 1976 1979 The 1978 Copa Interamericana was a multi-leg football match contested between 1977 Copa Libertadores champion Boca Juniors and 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion Club América. It was the 6th edition of the competition. Organized by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), the 1978 edition was played between March and April 1978. In the first leg, held in La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, Boca Juniors won 3–0. In the second leg, held in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, América beat Boca Juniors 1–0. Despite Boca Juniors had a goal difference of 3–1, it was not taken into account and a playoff match had to be played. Agreed by both clubs,Copa Intermericana 1978 overview on Historia de Boca it was held in Estadio Azteca again, where América beat Boca Juniors 2–1 to win the series 4–2 on points, achieving their first Copa Interamericana title.América campeón de la Interamericana https://web.archive.org/web/20210202062541/https://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/america-campeon-de-la-copa-interamericana-1978/ 2021-02-02 on Club América, 14 Apr 2018La copa olvidada by Juan Manuel Trenado on La Nación, 20 Feb 2019 Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous final app. ARG Boca Juniors 1977 Copa Libertadores champion (none) MEX América 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion (none) Bold indicates winning years Venues left horizontal 450 Estadio de boca por dentro - panoramio.jpg Club América vs Cruz Azul, Clausura 2013 Copa MX semi finals, 3 April 2013.jpg La Bombonera (left) and Estadio Azteca, venues for the series Matches First leg 550 Boca vs america 1978 01.jpg Boca vs america 1978 02.jpg Boca vs america 1978 04.jpg The Boca Juniors goals at La Bombonera, scored by (fltr) Salinas (2) and Mastrángelo March 28, 1978 1978 Copa Interamericana First leg Boca Juniors ARG 3–0 Report (1)Report (2) MEX América Salinas 42 53 Mastrángelo 57 La Bombonera Buenos Aires 25,000 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) _goldborder _boca78h _goldborder 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Boca Juniors _bluelines _2blueshoulderstripes _bluelines _blue_stripes_adidas ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 América GK 1 ARG Hugo Gatti DF 4 ARG Vicente Pernía DF 2 ARG Francisco Sá DF 6 ARG Roberto Mouzo DF 3 ARG Miguel Bordón MF 10 ARG Jorge Ribolzi MF 5 ARG Rubén Suñé MF 18 ARG Mario Zanabria FW 7 ARG Ernesto Mastrángelo FW ARG José Luis Saldaño 45 FW 17 ARG Carlos H. SalinasSubstitutes: FW ARG Carlos Veglio 45Manager:ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo GK 1 MEX Francisco Castrejón DF MEX René Trujillo DF MEX Alfredo Tena DF MEX J. Sánchez Galindo DF MEX Jesús Martínez MF 7 MEX Antonio de la Torre MF MEX Cesáreo Victorino MF 10 MEX Hugo Kiesse FW MEX Cristóbal Ortega FW ECU Ítalo Estupiñán FW MEX Agustín Manzo Substitutes: FW BRA Luisinho Manager:MEX Raúl Cárdenas Second leg April 12, 1978 Second leg América MEX 1–0 Report (1)Report (2) ARG Boca Juniors Kiesse 75 Estadio Azteca Mexico City 40,000 Luis Siles (Costa Rica) _bluelines _2blueshoulderstripes _bluelines _blue_stripes_adidas ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 América _goldborder _boca78h _goldborder 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Boca Juniors GK 1 MEX Francisco Castrejón DF MEX René Trujillo DF MEX J. Sánchez Galindo DF MEX Eduardo Rergis DF MEX Jesús Martínez MF 7 MEX Antonio de la Torre MF MEX Javier García 66 MF 10 MEX Hugo Kiesse FW 8 Chile Carlos Reinoso FW 9 MEX José Aceves FW BRA Luisinho 66Substitutes: FW MEX Agustín Manzo 66 DF ECU Ítalo Estupiñán 66Manager:MEX Raúl Cárdenas GK 1 ARG Hugo Gatti DF 4 ARG Vicente Pernía DF 2 ARG Francisco Sá DF 6 ARG Roberto Mouzo DF 3 ARG Miguel Bordón MF 10 ARG Jorge Ribolzi MF 5 ARG Rubén Suñé MF 18 ARG Mario Zanabria 80 FW ARG Carlos Veglio 80 FW 17 ARG Carlos H. Salinas FW 7 ARG Ernesto MastrángeloSubstitutes: FW 21 ARG Daniel S. Pavón 80 FW ARG Carlos Salguero 80Manager:ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo Playoff April 14, 1978 Playoff América MEX 2–1 yes Report (1)Report (2) ARG Boca Juniors Aceves 35 Reinoso 119 Pavón 5 Estadio Azteca Mexico City 50,000 Gino D'Hipólito (USA) _bluelines _2blueshoulderstripes _bluelines _blue_stripes_adidas ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 América_goldborder _boca78h _goldborder 000080 000080 000080 000080 ffcc00 Boca Juniors GK 1 MEX Francisco Castrejón DF MEX René Trujillo DF MEX J. Sánchez Galindo DF MEX Eduardo Rergis 0 58 DF MEX Jesús Martínez MF 7 MEX Antonio de la Torre MF MEX Javier García MF 10 MEX Hugo Kiesse FW 8 Chile Carlos Reinoso FW 9 MEX José Aceves 67 FW BRA Luisinho 66Substitutes: FW Ecuador Ítalo Estupiñán 66 DF MEX Alfredo Tena 67Manager:MEX Raúl Cárdenas GK 1 ARG Hugo Gatti DF 4 ARG Vicente Pernía DF 2 ARG Francisco Sá DF 6 ARG Roberto Mouzo DF 3 ARG Miguel Bordón MF 10 ARG Jorge Ribolzi MF 5 ARG Rubén Suñé MF 18 ARG Mario Zanabria 77 FW 21 ARG Daniel Pavón 89 FW 17 ARG Carlos H. Salinas 0 43 FW 7 ARG Ernesto MastrángeloSubstitutes: DF ARG Carlos Squeo 77 FW ARG Carlos Salguero 89Manager:ARG Juan Carlos Lorenzo References 1978 i i i Category:1978 in Argentine football Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires 1978 Category:Football matches in Argentina Category:Football matches in Mexico Category:Football club competitions in Mexico Category:Football competitions in Mexico City Category:1970s in Buenos Aires Category:1970s in Mexico City Category:March 1978 sports events in South America Category:April 1978 sports events in North America