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 methodCONMEBOL(1 berth)Atlético Nacional1989 Copa Libertadores champion(2 berths)Independiente1988–89 Primera División championRiver Plate1988–89 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner(2 berths)The Strongest1989 Primera División championOriente Petrolero1989 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Vasco da Gama1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championGrêmio1989 Copa do Brasil champion(2 berths)Colo-Colo1989 Primera División championUniversidad Católica1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winner(2 berths)Barcelona1989 Campeonato Ecuatoriano championEmelec1989 Campeonato Ecuatoriano runner-up(2 berths)Olimpia1989 Primera División championCerro Porteño1990 Pre-Libertadores playoff winner(2 berths)Unión Huaral1989 Primera División championSporting Cristal1989 Primera División runner-up(2 berths)Defensor Sporting1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winnerProgreso1989 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up(2 berths)Mineros de Guayana1988–89 Primera División championPepeganga Margarita1988–89 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. 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 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Group stage Group 1
Tiebreaker TeamsScores1st leg home team2nd leg home team1st leg2nd legBarcelona 3–3 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
Group 5
Bracket
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
First leg
Second leg
External links
1990 Libertadores Cup in CONMEBOL's Website Copa Libertadores 1990 in RSSSF