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1990 Copa Libertadores

31st season of Copa Libertadores


31st season of Copa Libertadores

FieldValue
tourney_nameCopa Libertadores de América
year1990
datesFebruary 25 – October 10
num_teams19
associations10
champion_otherPAR Olimpia
count2
second_otherECU Barcelona
matches83
goals184
top_scorerPAR Adriano Samaniego (7 Goals)
prevseason[1989](1989-copa-libertadores)
nextseason[1991](1991-copa-libertadores)

The Copa Libertadores 1990 was the 31st edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Olimpia won the 1990 edition after defeating Barcelona with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year.

Qualified teams

CountryTeamQualification method
CONMEBOL
(1 berth)Atlético Nacional[1989 Copa Libertadores](1989-copa-libertadores) champion
Argentina
(2 berths)Independiente[1988–89 Primera División](1988-89-argentine-primera-division) champion
River Plate[1988–89 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1988-89-argentine-primera-division-liguilla-pre-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)The Strongest1989 Primera División champion
Oriente Petrolero1989 Primera División runner-up
(2 berths)Vasco da Gama[1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](1989-campeonato-brasileiro-serie-a) champion
Grêmio[1989 Copa do Brasil](1989-copa-do-brasil) champion
(2 berths)Colo-Colo[1989 Primera División](1989-primera-division-de-chile) champion
Universidad Católica[1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores](1989-primera-division-de-chile-liguilla-pre-copa-libertadores) winner
(2 berths)Barcelona[1989 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1989-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) champion
Emelec[1989 Campeonato Ecuatoriano](1989-campeonato-ecuatoriano-de-futbol-serie-a) runner-up
Paraguay
(2 berths)Olimpia[1989 Primera División](1989-paraguayan-primera-division-season) champion
Cerro Porteño1990 Pre-Libertadores playoff winner
(2 berths)Unión Huaral[1989 Primera División](1989-torneo-descentralizado) champion
Sporting Cristal[1989 Primera División](1989-torneo-descentralizado) runner-up
(2 berths)Defensor Sporting1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner
Progreso1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up
(2 berths)Mineros de Guayana[1988–89 Primera División](1988-89-venezuelan-primera-division-season) champion
Pepeganga Margarita[1988–89 Primera División](1988-89-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. Only one club from Colombia competed as Atlético Nacional was champion of the 1989 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Second round.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5

Group stage

Group 1

Tiebreaker

TeamsScores1st leg home teamPoints2nd leg home team1st leg2nd legPen.
**Barcelona** Ecuador3–3Bolivia Oriente Petrolero3–12–35–4

Group 2

  • Note: The other two Colombian teams that qualified for the tournament withdrew due to logistical issues, as CONMEBOL banned Colombia from hosting matches due to threats made by drug lords to referees in the previous tournament in 1989, with the murder of one of them interrupting the league without a champion being declared. The champion, Atletico Nacional of Medellín, had a bye to the second round as the current champion, but had to play their home games in Chile for this tournament.

Group 3

Group 4

Tiebreaker

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Group 5

Bracket

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| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01= | RD1-score01-1= | RD1-score01-2= | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02-1= | RD1-score02-2= | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CHI Universidad Católica | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=BOL The Strongest | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=CHI Colo-Colo | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3=3 (4) | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=BRA Vasco da Gama (p) | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=3 (5)

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=PAR Cerro Porteño | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3=0 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=COL Atlético Nacional | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-score08-3=1

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=URU Defensor Sporting | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=1 | RD1-score09-3=2 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=ARG River Plate | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=4

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=VEN Pepeganga Margarita | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score11-2=0 | RD1-score11-3=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ARG Independiente | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=9

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= ECU Barcelona | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score15-3=4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= URU Progreso | RD1-score16-1=0 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score16-3=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=PER Unión Huaral | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score13-3=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ECU Emelec | RD1-score14-1=0 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score14-3=2

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=PAR Olimpia | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02= CHI Universidad Católica | RD2-score02-1=0 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=BRA Vasco da Gama | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=COL Atlético Nacional | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score04-3=1

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=ARG River Plate | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ARG Independiente | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-3=1

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ECU Emelec | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score07-3=0 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08= ECU Barcelona | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD2-score08-3=1

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=PAR Olimpia (p) | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score01-3=4 (2) | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=COL Atlético Nacional | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=4 (1)

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ARG River Plate | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score03-3=1 (3) | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04= ECU Barcelona (p) | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=1 (4)

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01= PAR Olimpia | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02= ECU Barcelona | RD4-score02-1=0 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=1

Second round

1 Olimpia had been drawn to face the third-placed team from Group 2, but that group was reduced to two teams after the withdrawal of Colombian teams.

Quarter-finals

  • Note: Second leg between Vasco da Gama and Atlético Nacional was a replay in Santiago (Chile). The original match ended with a victory by 2-0 for Atlético Nacional, but it was annulled following a protest by Vasco da Gama complaining of pressure on the referee by local drug lords.

Semifinals

Finals

Main article: 1990 Copa Libertadores Finals

First leg

Second leg

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