The 1990 Copa Interamericana was the 13th. edition of the

Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America (CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACA ...

. The final was contested by Mexican

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

(winner of

1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 26th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...

) and Paraguayan

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan 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 s ...

(champion of

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). The final was played under a two-leg format in October 1991. The first leg was held in

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 ...

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, where both teams tied 1–1. The second leg was played at

Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. Wit ...

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, where América beat Olimpia 2–1 therefore winning their second Interamericana trophy. During the match, América manager

Carlos Miloc Carlos Miloc Pelachi (February 9, 1932 – February 25, 2017) was a Uruguayan- Mexican football coach and former player who managed UANL Tigres, Club América, and the Guatemala national team, among other teams. Playing career Miloc played pro ...

ran to the field to beat Olimpia player Fermín Balbuena, causing other Olimpia players going for Miloc, beating him.1990 Copa Interamericana
by Josef Bobrowsky and Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF For those incidents, the match was interrupted for 15 minutes. As a result of the riot, América fired Miloc, while CONCACAF penalised him with one-year suspension.El explosivo 'Tanque' Miloc
on Milenio, 25 Feb 2017

Qualified teams

Venues

Match details

First Leg

Second Leg

References