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 Estadio Juan D. Perón, where Racing beat Cruzeiro 21. In the second leg, held in Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, both teams tied 11.[1]
 Racing Club, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1988 Supercopa Libertadores | ||||||
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| First Leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 13, 1988 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda | ||||||
| Referee | Hernán Silva (Chile) | ||||||
| Second Leg | |||||||
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| Date | June 18, 1988 | ||||||
| Venue | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte | ||||||
| Referee | Juan D. Cardelino (Uruguay) | ||||||
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 edit
| Team | Previous final app. |
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 Racing |
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 Cruzeiro |
(none) |
Venues edit
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Estadio Presidente Juan Perón (left) and Mineirao, venues for the series
Route to the final edit
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
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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 edit
First leg edit
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 edit
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 Racing Club
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Supercopa 1988 on the RSSSF
- ^ A 26 años de la Supercopa on El Primer Grande, 18 Jun 2014