1995 Copa Interamericana

1995 Copa Interamericana

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, venue
Event	Copa Interamericana
Saprissa Atlético Nacional 2 3
Date	3 April 1997
Venue	Ricardo Saprissa, San José
Referee	Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
Attendance	15,000
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The 1995 Copa Interamericana was the 17th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final took place between Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa (winner of 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and Colombian side Atlético Nacional (1995 Copa Libertadores runner-up so current champion Grêmio declined to participate.^[1]

Unlike previous editions, the final was staged over just one match, being held on April 3, 1997, in San José, Costa Rica. Atlético Nacional beat Saprissa 3–2, winning their second Copa Interamericana trophy.^[2] Furthermore, they are the only team from Colombia to have win the competition.^[3]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Atlético Nacional	1995 Copa Libertadores finalist	1989
Saprissa	1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion	1993

Bold indicates winning years

Match details

1995 Copa Interamericana

April 3, 1997

Saprissa	2–3	Atlético Nacional
Mahía 38' Wanchope 89'		Comas 27' G. Gómez 35' Gaviria 70'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Saprissa

Atl. Nacional

GK Erick Lonnis DF Vladimir Quesada DF Ronald González DF José Torres DF Jervis Drummond MF Mauricio Wright MF Douglas Sequeira MF Marco Herrera  75' MF Alejandro Sequeira FW Gerald Drummond FW Adrián Mahía Substitutes : FW Javier Wanchope  75' Manager: Jorge Olguín

GK René Higuita DF Santander Ospina DF Luis Carlos Perea DF Iván Córdoba DF Francisco Mosquera MF Neider Morantes MF Dumar Rueda FW Hermán Gaviria FW Jhon Jaime Gómez  80' FW Alexis García FW Alex Comas  78' Substitutes : FW Juan Pablo Ángel  78' FW León Muñoz  80' Manager: Norberto Peluffo

References