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1988 Copa Libertadores
29th season of Copa Libertadores
29th season of Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Copa Libertadores de América |
| year | 1988 |
| dates | June 29 – October 26 |
| num_teams | 21 |
| associations | 10 |
| champion_other | URU Nacional |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | ARG Newell's Old Boys |
| matches | 83 |
| goals | 170 |
| top_scorer | Colombia Arnoldo Iguarán (5) |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-copa-libertadores) |
| nextseason | [1989](1989-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 entered the tournament in the third stage, where they were defeated by San Lorenzo of Argentina. In the finals, Nacional defeated Newell's Old Boys for their third title.
Qualified teams
| Country | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | ||
| (1 berth) | Peñarol | [1987 Copa Libertadores](1987-copa-libertadores) champion |
| Argentina | ||
| (2 berths) | Newell's Old Boys | [1987–88 Primera División](1987-88-argentine-primera-division) champion |
| San Lorenzo | [1987–88 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1987-88-argentine-primera-division-liguilla-pre-libertadores) winner | |
| (2 berths) | Bolívar | 1987 Primera División champion |
| Oriente Petrolero | 1987 Primera División runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Sport Recife | [1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1987-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion |
| Guarani | [1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1987-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Universidad Católica | [1987 Primera División](1987-primera-division-de-chile) champion |
| Colo-Colo | [1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1987-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner | |
| (2 berths) | Millonarios | 1987 Campeonato Profesional champion |
| América de Cali | 1987 Campeonato Profesional runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Barcelona | [1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1987-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion |
| Filanbanco | [1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1987-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up | |
| Paraguay | ||
| (2 berths) | Cerro Porteño | [1987 Primera División](1987-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion |
| Olimpia | [1987 Primera División](1987-paraguayan-primera-division-season) runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Universitario | [1987 Primera División](1987-torneo-descentralizado) champion |
| Alianza Lima | [1987 Primera División](1987-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Montevideo Wanderers | 1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner |
| Nacional | 1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up | |
| (2 berths) | Marítimo | [1986–87 Primera División](1986-87-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion |
| Unión Atlético Táchira | [1986–87 Primera División](1986-87-venezuelan-primera-division-season) 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
Group 2
Tie-breaker
Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Knockout phase
Bracket
| team-width=14em
| RD1-team01=CHI Universidad Católica | RD1-score01-1=1 | RD1-score01-2=0 | RD1-team02=URU Nacional (a) | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=0
| RD1-team03=BOL Bolívar | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=0 (2) | RD1-team04=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=1 (3)
| RD1-team05=COL América de Cali | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-team06=PER Universitario | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-team07=BOL Oriente Petrolero | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-team08=CHI Colo-Colo | RD1-score08-1=1 | RD1-score08-2=0
| RD1-team09=ARG San Lorenzo | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-team10=BRA Guarani | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=0
| RD2-team01=URU Nacional | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-team02=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-team03=COL América de Cali | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-team04=BOL Oriente Petrolero | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score04-2=0
| RD2-team05=ARG San Lorenzo | RD2-score05-1=0 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-team06=URU Peñarol | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=0
| RD3-team01=URU Nacional | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-team02=COL América de Cali | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-team03=ARG San Lorenzo | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-team04=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD3-score04-1=1 | RD3-score04-2=2
| RD4-team01=URU Nacional | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-team02=ARG Newell's Old Boys | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=0
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** URU | 2:2 | CHI Universidad Católica | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | |||
| Universitario PER | 1:3 | COL **América de Cali** | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — | |||
| Colo-Colo CHI | 1:3 | BOL **Oriente Petrolero** | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | |||
| Guarani BRA | 1:3 | ARG **San Lorenzo** | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | |||
| **Newell's Old Boys** ARG | 2:2 | BOL 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** ARG | 3:1 | URU Peñarol | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | |||
| **Nacional** URU | 3:1 | ARG Newell's Old Boys | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | |||
| **América de Cali** COL | 3:1 | BOL Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
Ranking of losing teams
Semifinals
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo ARG | 0:4 | ARG **Newell's Old Boys** | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | |||
| América de Cali COL | 1:3 | URU **Nacional** | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
Finals
Main article: 1988 Copa Libertadores Finals
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