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1979 Copa Interamericana
EventCopa Interamericana
(Olimpia won 3–1 on points)
First leg
DateFebruary 17, 1980
VenueEstadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
RefereeCarlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Attendance30,000
Second leg
DateMarch 16, 1980
VenueDefensores del Chaco, Asunción
Man of the MatchMiguel Michelagnoli
RefereeEdison Pérez (Peru)
Attendance18,500
1977
1981

The 1979 Copa Interamericana was the 7th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Paraguayan Club Olimpia (champion of 1979 Copa Libertadores) and Salvadoran club FAS (winner of 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in February–March 1980.[1]

The first leg was held in Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, where both teams tied 3–3. The second leg was played at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, where Olimpia easily defeat FAS with a conclusive 5–0. Thus, the Paraguayan side won their first Copa Interamericana trophy.[1][2][3]

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Club Olimpia

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Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most successful. They were founded on July 25, 1902 by a group of young Paraguayans, and the name stems from the idea of its principal founding member, William Paats, a Dutchman based in Paraguay, who is considered the father of Paraguayan football for having introduced the practice of the sport in the South American country. Internationally, the club is referred to as Olimpia Asunción in order to distinguish itself from Latin American football clubs of the same name.

1979 Copa Libertadores

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C.D. FAS

C.D. FAS

Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as FAS, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Ana.

1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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Two-legged tie

Two-legged tie

In sports, a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs. For example, if the scores of the two legs are:First leg: Team A 4–1 Team B Second leg: Team B 2–1 Team A

Estadio Cuscatlán

Estadio Cuscatlán

The Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central America and the Caribbean. The stadium has undergone several renovations, including in 1997; 2007; 2008; 2015, with the change of colors alluding to the country's flag ; and the most recent in 2020, with the installation of a new screen 100m² 4K LED and 54 new 1,500-watt metal halide luminaires with a capacity of 1,000 luxes, and an automated irrigation system.

San Salvador

San Salvador

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Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the capacity to 42,354. It underwent renovations during 1939, 1996 and 2007. The stadium was again renovated in 2015. It has more than 100 years as a stadium. It is one of the places with most history in Paraguayan football. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores. The stadium receives visits from the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 with free access.

Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Previous app.
Paraguay Olimpia 1979 Copa Libertadores winner (None)
El Salvador FAS 1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner (None)

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of 7 million, nearly 3 million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America, Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway.

Club Olimpia

Club Olimpia

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1979 Copa Libertadores

1979 Copa Libertadores

The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time, the first time a team from a country outside Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil won the tournament. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won.

El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2023 was estimated to be 6.5 million.

C.D. FAS

C.D. FAS

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1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1979 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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Venues

Estadio Cuscatlán (left) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco, venues for the series
Estadio Cuscatlán (left) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco, venues for the series
Estadio Cuscatlán (left) and Estadio Defensores del Chaco, venues for the series

Match details

First Leg

First leg
FAS El Salvador3–3Paraguay Olimpia
Casadei 58', 72'
Abraham 69'
Report Solalinde 5'
Isasi 28', 60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
FAS
Olimpia
GK El Salvador Humberto Castillo
DF El Salvador Guillermo Rodríguez Bou
DF Argentina Héctor Piccione downward-facing red arrow a'
DF El Salvador Gonzalo Henríquez
DF El Salvador Carlos Recinos
MF El Salvador Manuel Álvarez
MF Argentina Amado Abraham
MF El Salvador Alfredo Erazo
FW El Salvador Quinteros
FW El Salvador David Cabrera downward-facing red arrow b'
FW Argentina Roberto Casadei
Substitutes:
El Salvador Ramírez upward-facing green arrow a'
FW El Salvador Jorge A. González upward-facing green arrow b'
Manager:
El Salvador Juan Francisco Barraza
GK UruguayParaguay Ever Almeida
DF Paraguay Alicio Solalinde
DF Paraguay Roberto Paredes
DF Uruguay Rubén Giménez
DF Paraguay Alberto Giudice
MF Paraguay Luis Torres
MF Paraguay Carlos Kiese
MF Paraguay Miguel Michelagnoli downward-facing red arrow a'
FW Paraguay Evaristo Isasi
FW Paraguay Carlos Yaluk
FW Paraguay Osvaldo Aquino downward-facing red arrow b'
Substitutes:
DF Paraguay Rogelio Delgado upward-facing green arrow a'
MF Paraguay Eduardo Ortiz upward-facing green arrow b'
Manager:
Uruguay Pedro Cubilla

Second Leg

Second leg
Olimpia Paraguay5–0El Salvador FAS
Aquino 12'
Michelagnoli 43', 58', 81'
Ortiz 60'
Report
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)
Olimpia
FAS
GK UruguayParaguay Ever Almeida
DF Paraguay Alicio Solalinde
DF Paraguay Roberto Paredes
DF Paraguay Flaminio Sosa
DF Argentina Daniel Di Bartolomeo
MF Paraguay Luis Torres
MF Paraguay Carlos Kiese
MF Paraguay Osvaldo Aquino
FW Paraguay Evaristo Isasi downward-facing red arrow 7'
FW Paraguay Carlos Yaluk downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW Paraguay Miguel Michelagnoli
Substitutes:
FW Paraguay Eduardo Ortiz upward-facing green arrow 7'
FW Paraguay Julio Díaz upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Uruguay Pedro Cubilla
GK El Salvador Humberto Castillo
DF El Salvador Carlos Recinos
DF El Salvador Guillermo Rodríguez Bou
DF El Salvador Jaime Rodríguez
DF El Salvador Gonzalo Henríquez downward-facing red arrow 20'
MF El Salvador Norberto Huezo
MF El Salvador Manuel Álvarez
MF Argentina Amado Abraham
FW 10 El Salvador Jorge A. González
FW El Salvador David Cabrera downward-facing red arrow 35'
FW El Salvador Alfredo Erazo
Substitutes:
DF Argentina Héctor Piccione upward-facing green arrow 20'
FW El Salvador Roberto Casadei upward-facing green arrow 35'
Manager:
El Salvador Juan Francisco Barraza

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Club Olimpia

Club Olimpia

Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most successful. They were founded on July 25, 1902 by a group of young Paraguayans, and the name stems from the idea of its principal founding member, William Paats, a Dutchman based in Paraguay, who is considered the father of Paraguayan football for having introduced the practice of the sport in the South American country. Internationally, the club is referred to as Olimpia Asunción in order to distinguish itself from Latin American football clubs of the same name.

Estadio Cuscatlán

Estadio Cuscatlán

The Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central America and the Caribbean. The stadium has undergone several renovations, including in 1997; 2007; 2008; 2015, with the change of colors alluding to the country's flag ; and the most recent in 2020, with the installation of a new screen 100m² 4K LED and 54 new 1,500-watt metal halide luminaires with a capacity of 1,000 luxes, and an automated irrigation system.

San Salvador

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San Salvador is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities, has a population of 2,404,097. The urban area of San Salvador has a population of 1,600,000 inhabitants.

Argentina

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Source: "1979 Copa Interamericana", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 5th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Copa_Interamericana.

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References
  1. ^ a b 1979 Copa Interamericana by Erik Lugo on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Se convierte en el Rey de Copas by Luis Irala on ABC, 13 Mar 2016
  3. ^ Campeón de la Interamericana on Club Olimpia, 16 Mar 2016

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