The 1988 Copa Libertadores de América was the 29th edition of the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

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's premier international club

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tournament organized by

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. This season's defending champion

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

of Uruguay were defeated by

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of Argentina. In the finals,

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defeated

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Draw

The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Uruguay competed as

was champion of the

1987 Copa Libertadores The 1987 Copa Libertadores was the 28th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aur ...

. They entered the tournament in the third stage.

First stage

Group 1

Group 2

Tie-breaker

and

played an extra match to determine the winner of the group.

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Knockout phase

Bracket

Second stage

The group winners and runners-up were drawn in the second stage of the competition. The

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was applied to determine the winner between

and Universidad Católica.

Third stage

The defending champion

entered the competition in this round. The three winners and the best-ranked loser advanced to the semifinals.

Ranking of losing teams

Semifinals

Finals

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External links

Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL

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