1979 Copa Interamericana

1979 Copa Interamericana
Event	Copa Interamericana
	(Olimpia won 3–1 on points)
First leg
Date	February 17, 1980
Venue	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee	Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
Attendance	30,000
Second leg
Date	March 16, 1980
Venue	Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Man of the Match	Miguel Michelagnoli
Referee	Edison Pérez (Peru)
Attendance	18,500
	← 1978 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]

Qualified teams

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

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

February 17, 1980

First leg

FAS	3–3	Olimpia
Casadei 58', 72' Abraham 69'	Report	Solalinde 5' Isasi 28', 60'

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)

FAS

Olimpia

March 16, 1980

Second leg

Olimpia	5–0	FAS
Aquino 12' Michelagnoli 43', 58', 81' Ortiz 60'	Report

Attendance: 18,500

Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)

Olimpia

FAS

^ ^a ^b 1979 Copa Interamericana by Erik Lugo on the RSSSF
^ Se convierte en el Rey de Copas by Luis Irala on ABC, 13 Mar 2016
^ Campeón de la Interamericana Archived 2021-02-05 at the Wayback Machine on Club Olimpia, 16 Mar 2016