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 CountryTeamQualification methodCONMEBOL(1 berth)Peñarol1987 Copa Libertadores champion(2 berths)Newell's Old Boys1987–88 Primera División championSan Lorenzo1987–88 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner(2 berths)Bolívar1987 Primera División championOriente Petrolero1987 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Sport Recife1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championGuarani1987 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up(2 berths)Universidad Católica1987 Primera División championColo-Colo1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner(2 berths)Millonarios1987 Campeonato Profesional championAmérica de Cali1987 Campeonato Profesional runner-up(2 berths)Barcelona1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano championFilanbanco1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up(2 berths)Cerro Porteño1987 Primera División championOlimpia1987 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Universitario1987 Primera División championAlianza Lima1987 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Montevideo Wanderers1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winnerNacional1987 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up(2 berths)Marítimo1986–87 Primera División championUnión Atlético Táchira1986–87 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
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
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.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1Team 21st leg2nd leg Nacional 2:2 Universidad Católica1–10–00–01–0— Universitario 1:3 América de Cali0–12–2——— Colo-Colo 1:3 Oriente Petrolero1–20–0——— Guarani 1:3 San Lorenzo1–10–1——— Newell's Old Boys 2:2 Bolívar0–11–00–00–03–2
Third stage The defending champion Peñarol entered the competition in this round. The three winners and the best-ranked loser advanced to the semifinals.
TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1Team 21st leg2nd leg San Lorenzo 3:1 Peñarol0–01–0——— Nacional 3:1 Newell's Old Boys1–12–1——— América de Cali 3:1 Oriente Petrolero1–12–0———
Ranking of losing teams
Semifinals TeamsScoresTie-breakersTeam 1Team 21st leg2nd leg San Lorenzo 0:4 Newell's Old Boys0–11–2——— América de Cali 1:3 Nacional0–11–1———
Finals
External links
Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 1988 at RSSSF.com