1986 Copa Interamericana
# 1986 Copa Interamericana

The 1986 Copa Interamericana was the 10th staging of this competition. The final took place between River Plate (Winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores) and L.D. Alajuelense (winners of the 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 21 July 1987 and 16 August 1987. River Plate won their first Copa Interamericana.

The first leg was played in Alajuela on July 21, 1987, and ended in a 0–0 tie. The second leg was held in Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, where River Plate won 3–0 therefore the Argentine side won its first Interamericana Cup.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification | Previous final app. |
| - | - | - |
| River Plate | 1986 Copa Libertadores champion | (none) |
| Alajuelense | 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup champion | (none) |

* Bold indicates winning years

## Match details

### First leg

| Alajuelense | River Plate |
| - | - |
| GK | | Alejandro González |
| DF | | Miguel Vargas | 35' |
| DF | | Hernán Sosa |
| DF | | Mauricio Montero |
| DF | | José Chávez |
| MF | | Ronald Mora |
| MF | | Oscar Ramírez |
| MF | 14 | Juan Cayasso |
| FW | | Álvaro Solano |
| FW | | Jorge Ulate |
| FW | | Elías Arias |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | | Benavidez | 35' |
| GK | | Porras |
| MF | | Guardia |
| MF | | J.M. Rodríguez |
| FW | | Chacón |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Bouška ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Goycochea |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Borelli |
| DF | 2 | Nelson Gutiérrez |
| DF | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri |
| DF | 3 | Alejandro Montenegro |
| MF | 8 | Nestor Gorosito |
| MF | 5 | Américo Gallego |
| MF | 10 | Omar Palma |
| MF | 11 | Roque Alfaro |
| FW | 7 | Claudio Caniggia |
| FW | 9 | Juan Gilberto Funes |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | | Alberto Vivalda |
| DF | | Enrique Corti |
| MF | | Héctor Enrique |
| MF | | Claudio Morresi |
| FW | | Ramón Centurión |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Griguol ||

### Second leg

| River Plate | Alajuelense |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Goycochea |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Borelli |
| DF | 2 | Nelson Gutiérrez |
| DF | 6 | Oscar Ruggeri |
| DF | 3 | Rubén Darío Gómez |
| MF | 8 | Héctor Enrique |
| MF | 5 | Américo Gallego |
| MF | 10 | Omar Palma |
| FW | 7 | Juan Gilberto Funes |
| FW | 9 | Ramón Centurión |
| FW | 11 | Jorge Villazán | 66' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | | Alberto Vivalda |
| DF | | Enrique Corti |
| MF | | Roque Alfaro |
| FW | | Claudio Caniggia |
| FW | | Antonio Alzamendi | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Griguol ||
| GK | | Alejandro González |
| DF | | Miguel Vargas |
| DF | | Hernán Sosa |
| DF | | Mauricio Montero |
| DF | | José Chávez |
| MF | | Ronald Mora |
| MF | | Oscar Ramírez |
| MF | 14 | Juan Cayasso |
| MF | | Álvaro Solano |
| FW | | Jorge Ulate |
| FW | | Elías Arias |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | | Porras |
| DF | | Benavidez |
| MF | | Guardia |
| MF | | J.M. Rodríguez |
| FW | | Chacón |
| Manager: ||
| Josef Bouška ||
