1985 Copa Interamericana
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| title = 1985 Copa Interamericana
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| image = HCStadium2013.jpg
| image_size = 250
| event = Copa Interamericana
| caption = National Stadium, venue
| team1 = Defence Force
| team1association = {{flagicon|TTO|size=30px}}
| team1score = 0
| team2 = Argentinos Juniors
| team2association = {{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}
| team2score = 1
| details =
| team1score1 = 3
| team2score1 = 3
| details1 =
| date1 = December 10, 1986
| stadium1 = National Stadium
| city1 = Port of Spain
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| referee1 = Hubert Tromp (Aruba)
| attendance1 = 20,000
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| previous = 1981
| next = 1986
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The 1985 Copa Interamericana was the 9th. edition of the Copa Interamericana, played after a 6-year hiatus."La historia de la Interamericana" on El Fútbol de todos los tiempos (blogsite), 11 Mar 2017 The final was contested by Argentine club Argentinos Juniors (champion of 1985 Copa Libertadores)[https://www.pagina12.com.ar/301220-argentinos-juniors-campeon-de-la-copa-libertadores Argentinos Juniors, campeón de la Copa Libertadores] by Fabio Lannutti on Página/12, 24 Oct 2020[https://argentina.as.com/argentina/2020/10/23/futbol/1603472794_141573.html La Libertadores de Argentinos cumple 35 años] by Fede González on As, 24 Oct 2020[https://www.conmebol.com/es/23102015-2226/argentinos-juniors-conquista-america-en-1985 Argentinos conquista América] on Conmebol, 25 Oct 2015 and Trinidad and Tobago team Defence Force F.C. (winner of 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup).[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups85.html Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1985] by Jim Goloboy and Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF Unlike previous competitions, the final was played as a single game.
As its name said, the club from T&T was part of the local Defence Force with a solid defensive line that had helped the team finish with no goals conceded in the last CONCACAF competition.
The final was held in National Stadium in Port of Spain, where Argentinos Juniors beat Defence Force 1–0 with goal by Panamanian striker Armando Dely Valdés. Thus, the Argentine side won their first and only Copa Interamericana trophy.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intam85.html 1979 Copa Interamericana] by Pablo Ciullini and Erik Lugo on the RSSSF Besides, coach Roberto Saporiti equaled José Yudica as the most winning manager of the club, with two titles each.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180203091825/https://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/noticias/departamento-historia/campeon-en-todos-lados Campeón en todos lados] on Argentinos Jrs site (archived, 3 Feb 2018)
Qualified teams
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| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentinos Juniors | 1985 Copa Libertadores winner | (None) |
| {{flagicon|TTO}} Defence Force | 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner | (None) |
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Match details
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|date = December 10, 1986
|event = 1985 Copa Interamericana
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|team1 = Defence Force {{flagicon|TTO}}
|score = 0–1
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|team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentinos Juniors
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Dely Valdes {{goal|27}}
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intam85.html Report]
|stadium = National Stadium
|location = Port of Spain
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Hubert Tromp (Aruba)
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| GK | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| MF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| MF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| MF | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| FW | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| FW | {{flagicon|TTO}} Andrés Kenneth | |
| FW | {{flagicon|TTO}} | |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| {{flagicon|TTO}} | ||
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||
| colspan=5| {{flagicon|TTO}} |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Vidallé | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Carmelo Villalba | ||
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} José Luis Pavoni | ||
| DF | 6 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Olguín | ||
| DF | 3 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Adrián Domenech | ||
| MF | 10 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Emilio Commisso | ||
| MF | 5 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Batista | ||
| MF | 8 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mario Videla | {{suboff|46}} | |
| FW | 7 | {{flagicon|ARG}} José A. Castro | ||
| FW | {{flagicon|PAN}} Armando Dely Valdés | |||
| FW | 11 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Ereros | ||
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | {{flagicon|ARG}} Julián Infantino | {{subon|46}} | ||
| colspan=3|Manager: | ||||
| colspan=4| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Saporiti |
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