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1988 Supercopa Libertadores finals

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1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Racing Club, champions
Event1988 Supercopa Libertadores
(on aggregate)
First Leg
DateJune 13, 1988
VenueEl Cilindro, Avellaneda
RefereeHernán Silva (Chile)
Second Leg
DateJune 18, 1988
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeJuan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
← Inaugural final
1989

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

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Team Previous final app.
Argentina Racing (none)
Brazil Cruzeiro (none)

Venues

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El Cilindro (left) and Mineirao, venues for the series

Route to the final

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Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Argentina Racing Round Brazil Cruzeiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Brazil Santos
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home 2–0 First round Argentina Independiente
(won 3–1 on aggregate)
Away 1–2
Home 0–0 Home 1–0
Bye Quarter-finals Argentina Argentinos Juniors
(won 2–0 on aggregate)
Home 1–0
Away 0–1
Argentina River Plate
(won 3–2 on aggregate)
Home 2–1 Semi-finals Uruguay Nacional
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals)
Away 3–2
Away 1–1 Home 1–0

Match details

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First leg

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First leg
Racing Argentina2–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Colombatti 43'
W. Fernández 44'
Robson 36'
Racing Club
Cruzeiro

Second leg

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Second leg
Cruzeiro Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
Robson 82' Catalán 45'
Cruzeiro
Racing Club

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Supercopa 1988 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ A 26 años de la Supercopa on El Primer Grande, 18 Jun 2014