1981 Copa Interamericana

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]

1981 Copa Interamericana
EventCopa Interamericana
UNAM Nacional
Mexico Uruguay
6 5
on aggregate, after play-off
First leg
UNAM Nacional
3 1
Date25 March 1981 (1981-03-25)
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
RefereeRómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
Attendance52,229
Second leg
Nacional UNAM
3 1
Date8 April 1981 (1981-04-08)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Attendance40,000
Play-off
Nacional UNAM
1 2
Date31 May 1981 (1981-05-31)
VenueMemorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereeJosé Roberto Wright (Brazil)
Attendance15,000

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)
Mexico UNAM Winners of the 1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup None
Uruguay Nacional Winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores 1 (1971)

Venues
1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Mexico Mexico City Uruguay Montevideo United States Los Angeles
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Centenario Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 69,000 Capacity: 60,235 Capacity: 93,607

Matches

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
UNAM Mexico3–1Uruguay Nacional
  • Sánchez 5', 85'
  • Ferretti 60'
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

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 Uruguay3–1Mexico UNAM
 Report
Attendance: 40,000

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
UNAM Mexico2–1Uruguay Nacional
 Report
  • J. Cabrera 62'
Attendance: 15,000
UNAM
Nacional

References
  1. "Copa Interamericana 1980: Pumas Unam Campeón". Fútbol en América. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. Gustavo Vargas: "El título más importante que ha ganado Pumas" by Karla Uzeta on Record, 13 May 2020
  3. Los Pumas ante el gran objetivo on Fifa.com, 5 Apr 2005
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