Goals scored 170 | Dates 29 Jun 1988 – 26 Oct 1988 Teams 21 Matches played 83 | |
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Similar 1980 Copa Libertadores, 1971 Copa Libertadores, 1987 Copa Libertadores, 1989 Copa Libertadores, 1969 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 were defeated by San Lorenzo of Argentina. In the finals, Nacional defeated Newell's Old Boys.
Contents
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.
Tie-breaker
Newell's Old Boys and San Lorenzo played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.
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.
Third stage
The defending champion Peñarol entered the competition in this round. The three winners and the best-ranked loser advanced to the semifinals.