1988 Copa Libertadores Finals

The 1988 Copa Libertadores de América Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the Copa Libertadores de América champion. It was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Argentine club Newell's Old Boys. The first leg of the tie was played on 19 October at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito of Rosario,[1] with the second leg played on 26 October at Estadio Centenario of Montevideo.[2]

1988 Copa Libertadores de América Finals
Event1988 Copa Libertadores
Newell's Old Boys Nacional
1 3
First leg
Newell's Old Boys Nacional
1 0
Date19 October 1986
VenueGigante de Arroyito, Rosario
RefereeHernán Silva
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Nacional Newell's Old Boys
3 0
Date26 October 1988
VenueCentenario, Montevideo
RefereeArnaldo C. Coelho
Attendance75,000

Nacional won the series 3–1 on aggregate.[3]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Newell's Old Boys None
Nacional 5 (1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1980)

Newell's played its first final of Copa Libertadores while Nacional played its 6th final.

Format

The finals were played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulated the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned champion. If the two teams had tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue would have become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference was used as a last resort.

Match details

First leg
Newell's Old Boys 1–0 Nacional
Gabrich  60' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Newell's
Nacional
GK1 Norberto Scoponi
DF19 Darío Franco
DF2 Jorge Theiler
DF6 Jorge Pautasso
DF3 Roberto Sensini
MF10 Juan J. Rossi
MF5 Juan Manuel Llop
MF8 Gerardo Martino
MF9 Roque Alfaro
FW11 Sergio Almirón
FW7 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutes:
FW16 Jorge Gabrich
DF13 Miguel Fullana
Manager:
José Yudica
GK1 Jorge Seré
DF20 José Pintos Saldanha
DF19 Hugo De León
DF4 Felipe Reveléz
DF23 Carlos Soca
MF14 Santiago Ostolaza
MF5 Jorge Cardaccio
MF8 Yubert Lemos
MF10 William Castro
FW9 Ernesto Vargas
FW6 Juan C. de Lima
Substitutes:
FW21 Daniel Carreño
Manager:
Roberto Fleitas

Second leg
Nacional 3–0 Newell's Old Boys
Vargas  13'
Ostolaza  36'
De León  78'		 Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)
Nacional
Newell's
GK1 Jorge Seré
DF20 José Pintos Saldanha
DF19 Hugo De León
DF4 Felipe Reveléz
DF23 Carlos Soca
MF14 Santiago Ostolaza
MF5 Jorge Cardaccio
MF8 Yubert Lemos
MF10 William Castro
FW9 Ernesto Vargas
FW6 Juan C. de Lima
Substitutes:
FW21 Daniel Carreño
FW7 Héctor Morán
Manager:
Roberto Fleitas
GK1 Norberto Scoponi
DF19 Darío Franco
DF2 Jorge Theiler
DF6 Jorge Pautasso
DF3 Roberto Sensini
MF10 Juan J. Rossi
MF5 Juan Manuel Llop
MF8 Gerardo Martino
MF9 Roque Alfaro
FW16 Jorge Gabrich
FW7 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutes:
FW11 Sergio Almirón
FW15 Víctor Ramos
Manager:
José Yudica

References
  1. Copa Libertadores 1988: La primera final
  2. Copa Libertadores 1988 by Frank Ballesteros, Pablo Ciullini and Karel Stokkermans on RSSSF
  3. Cuando a Newell's se le escapó su primera final de Copa Libertadores on El Gráfico, 26 Oct 2016
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