Taça Libertadores da América 1988

First Round

Peñarol (Montevideo) bye to the second round as holders.

Group 1 [Chile, Venezuela]
Jul 20: Táchira - Marítimo 0-0
Jul 20: Universidad Católica - Colo Colo 1-0
Jul 28: Táchira - Universidad Católica 0-1
Jul 31: Marítimo - Universidad Católica 0-0
Aug 2: Marítimo - Colo Colo 0-1
Aug 5: Táchira - Colo Colo 0-1
Aug 11: Colo Colo - Universidad Católica 2-2
Aug 11: Marítimo - Táchira 1-1
Aug 16: Universidad Católica - Marítimo 2-1
Aug 19: Colo Colo - Marítimo 1-0
Aug 23: Colo Colo - Táchira 2-0
Aug 26: Universidad Católica - Táchira 3-1

1.Universidad Católica (Santiago) 6 4 2 0 9- 4 10
2.Colo Colo (Santiago) 6 4 1 1 7- 3 9
3.Marítimo (Caracas) 6 0 3 3 2- 5 3
4.Táchira (San Cristóbal) 6 0 2 4 2- 8 2

Group 2 [Argentina, Ecuador]
Jul 6: Newell's Old Boys - San Lorenzo 0-0
Jul 6: Barcelona - Filanbanco 4-2
Jul 12: Filanbanco - Newell's Old Boys 1-1
Jul 13: Barcelona - San Lorenzo 2-0
Jul 16: Filanbanco - San Lorenzo 1-2
Jul 17: Barcelona - Newell's Old Boys 0-0
Jul 20: Filanbanco - Barcelona 1-2
Jul 21: San Lorenzo - Newell's Old Boys 0-0
Jul 27: San Lorenzo - Barcelona 2-1
Jul 29: Newell's Old Boys - Filanbanco 1-0
Aug 1: Newell's Old Boys - Barcelona 3-0
Aug 2: San Lorenzo - Filanbanco 2-0

1.Newell's Old Boys (Rosario) 6 2 4 0 5- 1 8
San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires) 6 3 2 1 6- 4 8
3.Barcelona (Guayaquil) 6 3 1 2 9- 8 7
4.Filanbanco (Guayaquil) 6 0 1 5 5-12 1

First Place Playoff
Aug 7: Newell's Old Boys - San Lorenzo 1-0

Group 3 [Colombia, Uruguay]
Jun 29: Wanderers - Nacional 0-0
Jun 30: Millonarios - América 2-3
Jul 5: Wanderers - América 1-2
Jul 8: Nacional - América 2-0
Jul 12: Wanderers - Millonarios 2-1
Jul 15: Nacional - Millonarios 4-1
Jul 19: Nacional - Wanderers 1-0
Jul 19: América - Millonarios 2-1
Jul 23: América - Wanderers 1-0
Jul 26: Millonarios - Wanderers 3-0
Jul 29: Millonarios - Nacional 6-1
Aug 3: América - Nacional 0-0

1.América (Cali) 6 4 1 1 8- 6 9
2.Nacional (Montevideo) 6 3 2 1 8- 7 8
3.Millonarios (Bogotá) 6 2 0 4 14-12 6
4.Wanderers (Montevideo) 6 1 1 4 3- 8 3

Group 4 [Bolivia, Paraguay]
Jul 5: Bolívar - Oriente Petrolero 1-2
Jul 6: Cerro Porteño - Olimpia 0-0
Jul 19: Oriente Petrolero - Olimpia 1-0
Jul 22: Bolívar - Olimpia 2-0
Jul 26: Oriente Petrolero - Cerro Porteño 2-2
Jul 29: Bolívar - Cerro Porteño 2-0
Aug 9: Oriente Petrolero - Bolívar 1-3
Aug 10: Olimpia - Cerro Porteño 1-0
Aug 16: Cerro Porteño - Oriente Petrolero 1-0
Aug 19: Olimpia - Oriente Petrolero 1-2
Aug 19: Cerro Porteño - Bolívar 3-2
Aug 26: Olimpia - Bolívar 4-2

1.Oriente Petrolero (Santa Cruz) 6 3 1 2 8- 8 7
2.Bolívar (La Paz) 6 3 0 3 12-10 6
3.Cerro Porteño (Asunción) 6 2 2 2 6- 7 6
4.Olimpia (Asunción) 6 2 1 3 6- 7 5

Group 5 [Brazil, Peru]
Jul 1: Universitario - Alianza Lima 2-0
Jul 2: Sport - Guarani 0-1
Jul 8: Alianza Lima - Guarani 2-1
Jul 12: Universitario - Guarani 1-1
Jul 18: Universitario - Sport 1-0
Jul 22: Alianza Lima - Sport 0-1
Aug 3: Alianza Lima - Universitario 0-0
Aug 3: Guarani - Sport 4-1
Aug 16: Sport - Alianza Lima 5-0
Aug 19: Guarani - Alianza Lima 1-0
Aug 23: Sport - Universitario 0-0
Aug 26: Guarani - Universitario 1-1

1.Guarani (Campinas) 6 3 2 1 9- 5 8
2.Universitario (Lima) 6 2 4 0 5- 2 8
3.Sport (Recife) 6 2 1 3 7- 6 5
4.Alianza (Lima) 6 1 1 4 2-10 3

Second Round (Sep 7 & 14)
Universidad Católica Chi Nacional Uru 1-1 0-0 1-1*
América Col Universitario Per 1-0 2-2 3-2
Oriente Petrolero Bol Colo Colo Chi 2-1 0-0 2-1x
San Lorenzo Arg Guarani Bra 1-1 1-0 2-1
Bolívar Bol Newell's Old Boys Arg 1-0 0-1 1-1 2-3p
x 1st Leg Sep 8
bye: Peñarol

Quarter-Finals (Sep 21 & 28)
Newell's Old Boys Arg Nacional Uru 1-1 1-2 2-3x
San Lorenzo Arg Peñarol Uru 1-0 0-0 1-0
Oriente Petrolero Bol América Col 1-1 0-2 1-3
x 1st Leg Sep 22
Newell's Old Boys qualify for semi-finals as best losers

Semi-Finals (Oct 5 & 12)
Nacional Uru América Col 1-0 1-1 2-1
Newell's Old Boys Arg San Lorenzo Arg 1-0 2-1 3-1

Final (Oct 19 & 26)
Newell's Old Boys Arg Nacional Uru 1-0 0-3 1-3 aet
[Gabrich 60]
[Vargas 13, Ostolaza 36, De Leon 78; two periods of extra time were played,
after 90 minutes only the points from both matches (both clubs two, from
one win each) counted, but after extra time goal difference came into play]

1st Leg [Rosario; att: 45,000]
[Oct 19]
Newell's Old Boys Arg Nacional Uru 1-0
[Gabrich 60]
[Newell's: Scopini, Llop, Theiler, Pautasso, Sensini, Marino (Fullana 81),
Franco, Alfaro, Rossi, Batistuta, Almiron (Gabrich 46);
Nacional: Sere, Pintos Saldanha, Revelez, De Leon, Soca, Lemos, Ostolaza,
Cardaccio, Castro, Vargas (Carreno 89), De Lima.]

2nd Leg [Montevideo; att: 75,000]
[Oct 26]
Nacional Uru Newell's Old Boys Arg 3-0
[Vargas 13, Ostolaza 36, De Leon 78]
[red cards: Pautasso (Newell's) 115, Moran (Nacional) 115]
[Nacional: Sere, Pintos Saldanha, Revelez, De Leon, Soca, Lemos,
Ostolaza, Cardaccio, Castro (Moran 11), Vargas (Carreno 54),
De Lima; coach: Roberto Fleitas;
Newell's: Scopini, Llop (Ramos), Theiler, Pautasso, Sensini, Marino,
Franco, Alfaro (Almiron 46), Rossi, Gabrich, Batistuta;
coach: Jose Vudica]