1988 Supercopa Libertadores finals
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| Event | 1988 Supercopa Libertadores | ||||||
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| First Leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 13, 1988 | ||||||
| Venue | El Cilindro, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Hernán Silva (Chile) | ||||||
| Second Leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 18, 1988 | ||||||
| Venue | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte | ||||||
| Referee | Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) | ||||||
The 1988 Supercopa Sudamericana Finals was the final of the first ever Supercopa Libertadores football tournament. It was contested by Argentine club Racing and Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg of the tie was played at El Cilindro, where Racing beat Cruzeiro 2–1. In the second leg, held in Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, both teams tied 1–1.[1]
Racing Club won the cup 3–1 on points (3–2 on aggregate), achieving their first Supercopa trophy[1] and winning an international title for the first time since 1967.[2]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous final app. |
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| Racing | (none) |
| Cruzeiro | (none) |
Venues
El Cilindro (left) and Mineirao, venues for the series
Route to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Racing | Round | Cruzeiro | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Santos (won 2–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–0 | First round | Independiente (won 3–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 1–2 |
| Home | 0–0 | Home | 1–0 | |||
| Bye | Quarter-finals | Argentinos Juniors (won 2–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 | ||
| Away | 0–1 | |||||
| River Plate (won 3–2 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Nacional (tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals) |
Away | 3–2 |
| Away | 1–1 | Home | 1–0 | |||
Match details
First leg
1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
| Racing | 2–1 | Cruzeiro |
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| Colombatti 43' W. Fernández 44' |
Robson 36' |
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
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Second leg
Cruzeiro
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See also
References
- ^ a b Supercopa 1988 on the RSSSF
- ^ A 26 años de la Supercopa on El Primer Grande, 18 Jun 2014