1988 Copa Libertadores

The 1988 Copa Libertadores de América was the 29th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. This season's defending champion Peñarol of Uruguay were defeated by San Lorenzo of Argentina. In the finals, Nacional defeated Newell's Old Boys.

1988 Copa Libertadores de América
Tournament details
DatesJune 29 – October 26
Teams21 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Nacional (3rd title)
Runners-upArgentina Newell's Old Boys
Tournament statistics
Matches played83
Goals scored170 (2.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán (5)

Qualified teams
Country Team Qualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)		 Peñarol 1987 Copa Libertadores champion
 Argentina
(2 berths)		 Newell's Old Boys 1987–88 Primera División champion
San Lorenzo 1987–88 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Bolivia
(2 berths)		 Bolívar 1987 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero 1987 Primera División runner-up
 Brazil
(2 berths)		 Sport Recife 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Guarani 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up
 Chile
(2 berths)		 Universidad Católica 1987 Primera División champion
Colo-Colo 1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
 Colombia
(2 berths)		 Millonarios 1987 Campeonato Profesional champion
América de Cali 1987 Campeonato Profesional runner-up
 Ecuador
(2 berths)		 Barcelona 1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champion
Filanbanco 1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up
 Paraguay
(2 berths)		 Cerro Porteño 1987 Primera División champion
Olimpia 1987 Primera División runner-up
 Peru
(2 berths)		 Universitario 1987 Primera División champion
Alianza Lima 1987 Primera División runner-up
 Uruguay
(2 berths)		 Montevideo Wanderers 1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Nacional 1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
 Venezuela
(2 berths)		 Marítimo 1986–87 Primera División champion
Unión Atlético Táchira 1986–87 Primera División runner-up

Draw

The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Uruguay competed as Peñarol was champion of the 1987 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the third stage.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

First stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Chile UCA Chile COL Venezuela MAR Venezuela TAC
1 Chile Universidad Católica 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 10 — 1–0 2–1 3–1
2 Chile Colo-Colo 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 9 2–2 — 1–0 2–0
3 Venezuela Marítimo 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3 3 0–0 0–1 — 1–1
4 Venezuela Unión Atlético Táchira 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2 0–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source:

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ArgentinaNOB Argentina SLO Ecuador BAR Ecuador FIL
1 ArgentinaNewell's Old Boys 6 2 4 0 5 1 +4 8 — 0–0 3–0 1–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 8 0–0 — 2–1 2–0
3 Ecuador Barcelona 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 7 0–0 2–0 — 4–2
4 Ecuador Filanbanco 6 0 1 5 5 12 −7 1 1–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source:

Tie-breaker

Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.

Newell's Old Boys Argentina1–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Ramos ?'

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Colombia ACA Uruguay NAC Colombia MIL Uruguay MWA
1 Colombia América de Cali 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 9 — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 8 2–0 — 4–1 1–0
3 Colombia Millonarios 6 2 0 4 14 12 +2 4 2–3 6–1 — 3–0
4 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 3 1–2 0–0 2–1 —
Source:

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bolivia OPE Bolivia BOL Paraguay CPO Paraguay OLI
1 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 — 1–3 2–2 1–0
2 Bolivia Bolívar 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 6 1–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6 1–0 3–2 — 0–0
4 Paraguay Olimpia 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 5 1–2 4–2 1–0 —
Source:

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil GUA Peru UNI Brazil REC Peru ALI
1 Brazil Guarani 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8 — 1–1 4–1 1–0
2 Peru Universitario 6 2 4 0 5 2 +3 8 1–1 — 1–0 0–0
3 Brazil Sport Recife 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5 0–1 0–0 — 5–0
4 Peru Alianza Lima 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 3 2–1 0–2 0–1 —
Source:

Knockout phase

Bracket
Second stage Third stage Semifinals Finals
            
Chile Universidad Católica 1 0
Uruguay Nacional (a) 1 0
Uruguay Nacional 1 2
Argentina Newell's Old Boys 1 1
Bolivia Bolívar 1 0 (2)
Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0 1 (3)
Uruguay Nacional 1 1
Colombia América de Cali 0 1
Colombia América de Cali 1 2
Peru Universitario 0 2
Colombia América de Cali 1 2
Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 1 0
Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 2 0
Chile Colo-Colo 1 0
Uruguay Nacional 0 3
Argentina Newell's Old Boys 1 0
Argentina San Lorenzo 1 1
Brazil Guarani 1 0
Argentina San Lorenzo 0 1
Uruguay Peñarol 0 0
Argentina San Lorenzo 0 1
Argentina Newell's Old Boys 1 2

Second stage

The group winners and runners-up were drawn in the second stage of the competition. The away goals rule was applied to determine the winner between Nacional and Universidad Católica.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Nacional Uruguay 2:2 Chile Universidad Católica 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 —
Universitario Peru 1:3 Colombia América de Cali 0–1 2–2 — — —
Colo-Colo Chile 1:3 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 1–2 0–0 — — —
Guarani Brazil 1:3 Argentina San Lorenzo 1–1 0–1 — — —
Newell's Old Boys Argentina 2:2 Bolivia Bolívar 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–2

Third stage

The defending champion Peñarol entered the competition in this round. The three winners and the best-ranked loser advanced to the semifinals.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
San Lorenzo Argentina 3:1 Uruguay Peñarol 0–0 1–0 — — —
Nacional Uruguay 3:1 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 1–1 2–1 — — —
América de Cali Colombia 3:1 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 1–1 2–0 — — —

Ranking of losing teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
2 Uruguay Peñarol 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:

Semifinals
Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
San Lorenzo Argentina 0:4 Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0–1 1–2 — — —
América de Cali Colombia 1:3 Uruguay Nacional 0–1 1–1 — — —

Finals
Main article: 1988 Copa Libertadores Finals
Newell's Old Boys1–0Nacional
Gabrich 60' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Nacional3–0Newell's Old Boys
Vargas 13'
Ostolaza 36'
De León 78'		 Report
Attendance: 75,000
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