1977 Copa Interamericana

1977 Copa Interamaricana playoff

América Boca Juniors 2 1
Date	April 14, 1978
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico DF
Referee	Gino D'Hipólito

1977 Copa Interamaricana

América Boca Juniors
First game
América Boca Juniors 0 3
Date	March 28, 1978
Venue	Estadio Alberto J. Armando, La Boca
Referee	Ramón Barreto
Second game
Boca Juniors América 0 1
Date	April 12, 1978
Venue	Estadio Azteca, México DF
Referee	Luis Siles

The 1977 Copa Interamericana was a two-legged 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 1977 edition was played between March and April 1978.^[1]

América won its first title after a playoff game played at México DF, accumulating more points than its rival. Previously, both teams had won one game each.

Matches

First leg

Boca Juniors v América

March 28, 1978

Boca Juniors	3–0	América
Salinas  42', 53' Mastrángelo  55'	Report

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Second leg

América v Boca Juniors

April 12, 1978

América	1–0	Boca Juniors
Kiesse  75'	RSSSF.com

Estadio Azteca, México DF

Playoff

América v Boca Juniors

April 14, 1978

América	2–1 (aet)	Boca Juniors
Aceves  35' Reinoso  119'	Report	D. Pavón  5'

Estadio Azteca, México DF Referee: Gino D'Hipólito (USA)

América

Boca Juniors

AMÉRICA: GK 1 Francisco Castrejón DF René Trujillo DF J. Sánchez Galindo DF Eduardo Rergis DF Jesús Martínez MF 7 Antonio de la Torre MF Javier García MF 10 Hugo Kiesse FW 8 Carlos Reinoso FW 9 José Aceves FW Luisinho Substitutes: FW Ítalo Estupiñán DF Alfredo Tena Manager: Raúl Cárdenas

BOCA JUNIORS: GK 1 Hugo Gatti DF 4 Vicente Pernía DF 2 Francisco Sá DF 6 Roberto Mouzo DF 3 Miguel Bordón MF 10 Jorge Ribolzi MF 5 Rubén Suñé MF 18 Mario Zanabria FW 21 Daniel Pavón FW 17 Carlos H. Salinas FW 7 Ernesto Mastrángelo Substitutes: DF Carlos Squeo FW Carlos Salguero Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Copa interamericana 1978 Winner
América First title

References