The 1990 Copa Libertadores Finals was the two-legged final to decide the winners of the

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, the 31st edition of the

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, South America's premier international club

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tournament organised by

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. The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between

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club Olimpia and

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club

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. The first leg was hosted by Olimpia at the

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, Paraguay on 3 October 1990, while the second leg was hosted by Barcelona at the Estadio Monumental in

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, Ecuador on 10 October 1990. Olimpia won the final 3–1 on aggregate for their second Copa Libertadores title. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the

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, Italian club

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, in the

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, Japan. They also had earned the right to play against the winners of the

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in the

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. However, as Olimpia also went on to win the Supercopa Libertadores, they were automatically awarded the

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title. Olimpia also automatically qualified for the knockout stage of the

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Format

The final was planned to be played on a home-and-away

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basis. 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,

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would not be played, and a

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would be used to determine the winner.

Qualified teams

Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

References

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