1988 Supercopa Libertadores

The 1988 Supercopa Libertadores was the inaugural year of the competition. The tournament was open to all the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. It commenced on 10 February and concluded on 18 June. A total of 13 football clubs entered the first round draw.

1988 Supercopa Libertadores
1988 Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 10 June 18
Teams13 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Racing (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Cruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored52 (2.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Sergio Oliveira
Uruguay Antonio Alzamendi
(4 goals)

It was won by Argentinian side Racing over Brazilian side Cruzeiro 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final. The tournament's top scorer was Sergio Oliveira of Nacional and Antonio Alzamendi of River Plate with 4 goals each.

Qualified teams

Up until the beginning of 1988, thirteen teams had won the Copa Libertadores at least once since its inaugural season in 1960.

Team First won
Uruguay Peñarol 1960
Brazil Santos 1962
Argentina Independiente 1964
Argentina Racing 1967
Argentina Estudiantes 1968
Uruguay Nacional 1971
Brazil Cruzeiro 1976
Argentina Boca Juniors 1977
Paraguay Olimpia 1979
Brazil Flamengo 1981
Brazil Grêmio 1983
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1985
Argentina River Plate 1986

Knockout bracket

First round Quarter-finals* Semi-finals Finals
            
Argentina River Plate 0 4
Paraguay Olimpia 2 0
Argentina River Plate 0 3
Brazil Gremio 1 1
Brazil Gremio 0 2
Argentina Boca Juniors 1 0
Argentina River Plate 1 1
Argentina Racing 2 1
Argentina Racing 2 0
Brazil Santos 0 0
Argentina Racing 2 1
Brazil Cruzeiro 1 1
Uruguay Peñarol 1 0
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 0 2
Argentina Argentinos Juniors 0 0
Brazil Cruzeiro 1 1
Brazil Cruzeiro 2 1
Argentina Independiente 1 0
Brazil Cruzeiro 2 1
Uruguay Nacional 3 0
Brazil Flamengo 1 3
Argentina Estudiantes 1 0
Brazil Flamengo 0 0
Uruguay Nacional 3 2

* Although Racing and Santos FC played in a first round tie, their series was placed in the quarterfinals due to the winner Racing getting a bye to the semifinal.

First stage

The matches were played from 10 February to 20 April. Teams from the same nation could not be drawn against one another.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente Argentina 13 Brazil Cruzeiro 12 01
Peñarol Uruguay 12 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 10 02
Estudiantes Argentina 14 Brazil Flamengo 11 03
Olimpia Paraguay 24 Argentina River Plate 20 04
Boca Juniors Argentina 12 Brazil Grêmio 10 02
Racing Argentina 20 Brazil Santos 20 00
  • Nacional received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played from 28 April to 18 May. Racing Club received a bye into the next round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cruzeiro Brazil 20 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 10 10
Nacional Uruguay 50 Brazil Flamengo 30 20
Grêmio Brazil 24 Argentina River Plate 11 13

Semi-finals

The matches were played from 25 May to 3 June.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nacional Uruguay 33 (a) Brazil Cruzeiro 32 01
Racing Argentina 32 Argentina River Plate 21 11

Finals

Racing Argentina2–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Colombatti 43'
Fernández 44'
Robson 36'

Cruzeiro Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
Robson 37' Catalán 45'
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardelino (Uruguay)

See also

Footnotes

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