1993 Copa Interamericana

1993 Copa Interamericana

Event	Copa Interamericana
Saprissa Universidad Católica 4 6
(on aggregate)
First leg
Saprissa Universidad Católica 3 1
Date	September 15, 1994
Venue	Ricado Saprissa, San José
Referee	Juan P. Escobar (Guatemala)
Attendance	12,000
Second leg
Universidad Católica Saprissa 5 1
Date	November 21, 1944
Venue	San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes
Referee	Fernando Chappel (Peru)
Attendance	5,500
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The 1993 Copa Interamericana was the 15th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa (winner of 1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and Chilean club Universidad Católica (runner-up of 1993 Copa Libertadores so current champion São Paulo declined to participate). The final was played under a two-leg format in September–November 1994.^[1]

The first leg was held in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, where Saprissa defeat U. Católica 3–1. The second leg was played at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo in Las Condes, where Universidad Católica beat Saprissa 5–1 in extra time. With one win per side, the Chilean team won their first Interamericana cup by goal difference (6–4).^[1][2][3]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Universidad Católica	1993 Copa Libertadores runner-up	None
Saprissa	1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner	None

Venues

Ricardo Saprissa (left) and San Carlos de Apoquindo stadiums, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

1993 Copa Interamericana

September 15, 1994

First leg

Saprissa	3–1	Universidad Católica
Myers 20' Fonseca 64' Wanchope 84'	Report	Vázquez 71'

Ricardo Saprissa, San José

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Juan P. Escobar (Guatemala)

Saprissa

U. Católica

GK 1 Erick Lonnis DF 2 Vladimir Quesada DF 19 Mauricio Wright DF 15 Enrique Díaz DF 3 Edwin Salazar MF Víctor Cordero MF Paul Mayorga MF Óscar Ramírez FW 7 Rolando Fonseca FW 9 Roy Myers  67' FW Evaristo Coronado  71' Substitutes: MF Giancarlo Morera  67' FW 24 Javier Wanchope  71' Manager: Carlos Linaris

GK 1 Patricio Toledo DF 2 Raimundo Tupper DF 3 Sergio Vázquez DF Daniel López DF 6 Mario Lepe MF 4 Andrés Romero  b' MF 8 Jorge G. Vázquez MF Rodrigo Gómez MF 10 Néstor Gorosito FW Luka Tudor  a' FW 9 Alberto Acosta Substitutes: FW Rodrigo Barrera  a' MF Juvenal Olmos  b' Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

Second leg

November 1, 1994

Second leg

Universidad Católica	5–1 (a.e.t.)	Deportivo Saprissa
Romero 28' Acosta 30' Olmos 90' Ardimán 102' Barrera 111'	Report	Wanchope 35'

San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Fernando Chappel (Peru)

U. Católica

Saprissa

GK 1 Patricio Toledo DF 2 Raimundo Tupper DF 3 Sergio Vázquez DF 4 Andrés Romero DF 13 Miguel Ardiman DF 6 Mario Lepe MF 19 Nelson Parraguez MF 8 Jorge G. Vázquez MF 10 Néstor Gorosito FW 9 Alberto Acosta FW 15 Rodrigo Barrera Substitutes: FW Rodrigo Barrera  a' MF Juvenal Olmos  b' Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

GK 1 Erick Lonnis DF 3 Edwin Salazar DF 4 Rónald González DF 8 Paul Mayorga DF 2 Vladimir Quesada MF 19 Mauricio Wright MF 15 Enrique Díaz MF 22 Óscar Ramírez MF 24 Javier Wanchope FW 9 Roy Myers FW 7 Rolando Fonseca Substitutes: Germán Rodríguez FW Evaristo Coronado Manager: Carlos Linaris

References