Lionel Messi and Inter Miami could feature in Copa Interamericana revival

CONCACAF and CONMEBOL have reportedly reached an agreement to bring back a tournament pitting the Americas’ best teams against each other.

Fernando Salazarmc_dielfRoddy ConsRoddyConsCiudad de MéxicoUpdate: Aug 17th, 2023 02:43 EDT

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There could soon be a new trophy for World Cup-winning, Champions League-winning Lionel Messi to get his hands on. CONCACAF, soccer’s governing body in the North, Central America and the Caribbean, has reached an agreement with CONMEBOL, its South American counterpart, to bring back the Copa Interamericana, according to Argentine daily sports newspaper Diario Olé.

What was the Copa Interamericana?

During its original run between 1969 and 1998, the Copa Interamericana was intended to be an annual two-legged “Super Cup” contested by the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Copa Libertadores. Things didn’t always work out that way, however, with some editions not held and others played as one-off matches, while a couple even involved teams which hadn’t qualified for it, according to the original criteria.

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Who will play in the new Copa Interamericana? When will it start?