1988 Copa Libertadores
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 29 – October 26 |
| Teams | 21 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nacional (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Newell's Old Boys |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 83 |
| Goals scored | 170 (2.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Arnoldo Iguarán (5) |
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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.
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UCA | COL | MAR | TAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Universidad Católica
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Colo-Colo
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
 Marítimo
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Deportivo Táchira
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell's Old Boys
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| San Lorenzo
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
 Barcelona
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| Filanbanco
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Rosario | Newell's Old Boys | 0:0 | San Lorenzo |
| July 6 | Guayaquil | Barcelona | 4:2 | Filanbanco |
| July 12 | Milagro | Filanbanco | 1:1 | Newell's Old Boys |
| July 13 | Guayaquil | Barcelona | 2:0 | San Lorenzo |
| July 16 | Milagro | Filanbanco | 1:2 | San Lorenzo |
| July 17 | Guayaquil | Barcelona | 0:0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| July 20 | Milagro | Filanbanco | 1:2 | Barcelona |
| July 21 | Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo | 0:0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| July 27 | Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo | 2:1 | Barcelona |
| July 29 | Rosario | Newell's Old Boys | 1:0 | Filanbanco |
| August 1 | Rosario | Newell's Old Boys | 3:0 | Barcelona |
| August 2 | Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo | 2:0 | Filanbanco |
Tie-breaker
Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América de Cali
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| Nacional
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| Millonarios
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| Montevideo Wanderers
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29 | Montevideo | Montevideo Wanderers | 0:0 | Nacional |
| July 30 | Bogotá | Millonarios | 2:3 | América de Cali |
| July 5 | Montevideo | Montevideo Wanderers | 1:2 | América de Cali |
| July 8 | Montevideo | Nacional | 2:0 | América de Cali |
| July 15 | Montevideo | Nacional | 4:1 | Millonarios |
| July 19 | Montevideo | Nacional | 1:0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| July 19 | Cali | América de Cali | 2:1 | Millonarios |
| July 23 | Cali | América de Cali | 1:0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| July 26 | Bogotá | Millonarios | 3:0 | Montevideo Wanderers |
| July 29 | Bogotá | Millonarios | 6:1 | Nacional |
| August 3 | Cali | América de Cali | 0:0 | Nacional |
| August 12 | Montevideo | Montevideo Wanderers | 2:1 | Millonarios |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oriente Petrolero
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Bolívar
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
 Cerro Porteño
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| Olimpia
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5 | La Paz | Bolívar | 1:2 | Oriente Petrolero |
| July 6 | Asunción | Cerro Porteño | 0:0 | Olimpia |
| July 19 | Santa Cruz | Oriente Petrolero | 1:0 | Olimpia |
| July 22 | La Paz | Bolívar | 2:0 | Olimpia |
| July 26 | Santa Cruz | Oriente Petrolero | 2:2 | Cerro Porteño |
| July 29 | La Paz | Bolívar | 2:0 | Cerro Porteño |
| August 9 | Santa Cruz | Oriente Petrolero | 1:3 | Bolívar |
| August 10 | Asunción | Olimpia | 1:0 | Cerro Porteño |
| August 16 | Asunción | Cerro Porteño | 1:0 | Oriente Petrolero |
| August 19 | Asunción | Olimpia | 1:2 | Oriente Petrolero |
| August 19 | Asunción | Cerro Porteño | 3:2 | Bolívar |
| August 26 | Asunción | Olimpia | 4:2 | Bolívar |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guarani
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 |
 Universitario
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| Sport Recife
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| Alianza Lima
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Location | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Lima | Universitario | 0:0 | Alianza Lima |
| July 2 | Recife | Sport Recife | 0:1 | Guarani |
| July 8 | Lima | Alianza Lima | 2:1 | Guarani |
| July 12 | Lima | Universitario | 1:1 | Guarani |
| July 18 | Lima | Universitario | 1:0 | Sport Recife |
| July 22 | Lima | Alianza Lima | 0:1 | Sport Recife |
| August 3 | Lima | Alianza Lima | 0:2 | Universitario |
| August 3 | Campinas | Guarani | 4:1 | Sport Recife |
| August 16 | Recife | Sport Recife | 5:0 | Alianza Lima |
| August 19 | Campinas | Guarani | 1:0 | Alianza Lima |
| August 23 | Recife | Sport Recife | 0:0 | Universitario |
| August 26 | Campinas | Guarani | 1:1 | Universitario |
Knockout phase
Bracket
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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
|
2:2 | Universidad Católica
|
1–1 | 0–0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | — |
| Universitario
|
1:3 | América de Cali
|
0–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Colo-Colo
|
1:3 | Oriente Petrolero
|
1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Guarani
|
1:3 | San Lorenzo
|
1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Newell's Old Boys
|
2:2 | 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
|
3:1 | Peñarol
|
0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Nacional
|
3:1 | Newell's Old Boys
|
1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| América de Cali
|
3:1 | Oriente Petrolero
|
1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
Ranking of losing teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell's Old Boys
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Peñarol
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Oriente Petrolero
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| San Lorenzo
|
0:4 | Newell's Old Boys
|
0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| América de Cali
|
1:3 | Nacional
|
0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |