Copa Libertadores 1978

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The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.

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[edit] Group Stage

Boca Juniors were bye to the second round as holders.

[edit] Group 1 (Argentina, Ecuador)

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
River Plate 8 6 2 4 0 7 1 +6
Independiente 8 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4
Liga Deportiva Universitaria 5 6 2 1 3 4 10 -6
El Nacional 3 6 1 1 4 6 10 -4
  • 27/06: LDU-Independiente 1-0
  • 27/06: El Nacional-River Plate 1-1
  • 30/06: El Nacional-Independiente 1-2
  • 30/06: LDU-River Plate 0-0
  • 05/07: El Nacional-LDU 2-0
  • 05/07: Independiente-River Plate 0-0
  • 11/07: River Plate-El Nacional 2-0
  • 14/07: Independiente-El Nacional 2-0
  • 18/07: River Plate-LDU 4-0
  • 20/07: Independiente-LDU 2-0
  • 26/07: LDU-El Nacional 3-2
  • 26/07: River Plate-Independiente 0-0
  • First Place playoff (at Buenos Aires)
    • 02/08: River Plate-Independiente 4-1

[edit] Group 2 (Boliva, Peru)

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Alianza Lima 11 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14
Sporting Cristal 7 6 3 1 2 9 9 -0
The Strongest 4 6 2 0 4 7 12 -5
Oriente Petrolero 2 6 1 0 5 5 14 -9
  • 02/07: The Strongest-Oriente Petrolero 2-0
  • 05/07: Sporting Cristal-Alianza Lima 2-2
  • 12/07: The Strongest-Sporting Cristal 3-1
  • 12/07: Oriente Petrolero-Alianza Lima 0-4
  • 16/07: Oriente Petrolero-Sporting Cristal 0-1
  • 17/07: The Strongest-Alianza Lima 1-2
  • 21/07: Alianza Lima-Sporting Cristal 4-1
  • 22/07: Oriente Petrolero-The Strongest 4-1
  • 25/07: Sporting Cristal-Oriente Petrolero 1-0
  • 28/07: Alianza Lima-Oriente Petrolero 5-1
  • 01/08: Sporting Cristal-The Strongest 3-0
  • 04/08: Alianza Lima-The Strongest 2-0

[edit] Group 3 (Brazil, Chile)

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Atlético Mineiro 10 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8
Unión Española 6 6 1 4 1 7 10 -3
São Paulo 5 6 1 3 2 6 7 -1
Palestino 3 6 1 1 4 8 12 -4
  • 14/03: Union Española-Palestino 0-0
  • 15/03: Atletico Mineiro-Sao Paulo 1-1
  • 22/03: Union Española-Atletico Mineiro 1-1
  • 22/03: Palestino-Sao Paulo 0-1
  • 26/03: Union Española-Sao Paulo 1-1
  • 26/03: Palestino-Atletico Mineiro 4-5
  • 09/04: Sao Paulo-Atletico Mineiro 1-2
  • 09/04: Palestino-Union Española 2-3
  • 16/04: Sao Paulo-Palestino 1-2
  • 16/04: Atletico Mineiro-Union Española 5-1
  • 19/04: Sao Paulo-Union Española 1-1
  • 19/04: Atletico Mineiro-Palestino 2-0

[edit] Group 4 (Colombia, Uruguay)

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Deportivo Cali 8 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7
Peñarol 6 6 3 0 3 6 5 +1
Atlético Junior 6 6 1 4 1 4 5 -1
Danubio 4 6 1 2 3 2 9 -7
  • 12/04: Atletico Junior-Deportivo Cali 0-0
  • 12/04: Peñarol-Danubio 4-2
  • 14/05: Atletico Junior-Danubio 0-0
  • 14/05: Deportivo Cali-Peñarol 1-0
  • 17/05: Atletico Junior-Peñarol 1-0
  • 17/05: Deportivo Cali-Danubio 2-0
  • 07/07: Danubio-Peñarol 1-2
  • 09/07: Deportivo Cali-Atletico Junior 0-0
  • 18/07: Danubio-Atletico Junior 0-0
  • 18/07: Peñarol-Deportivo Cali 0-2
  • 23/07: Peñarol-Atletico Junior 1-0
  • 23/07: Danubio-Deportivo Cali 3-0

[edit] Group 5 (Paraguay, Venezuela)

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Cerro Porteño 9 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3
Portuguesa 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
Estudiantes de Mérida 5 6 1 3 2 7 8 -1
Libertad 4 6 1 2 3 4 6 -2
  • 05/03: Cerro Porteño-Libertad 1-0
  • 12/03: Estudiantes-Portuguesa 0-0
  • 26/03: Portuguesa-Libertad 1-0
  • 26/03: Estudiantes-Cerro Porteño 2-3
  • 30/03: Estudiantes-Libertad 1-1
  • 30/03: Portuguesa-Cerro Porteño 1-1
  • 02/04: Portuguesa-Estudiantes 1-2
  • 05/04: Libertad-Cerro Porteño 0-0
  • 25/04: Cerro Porteño-Estudiantes 1-1
  • 28/04: Libertad-Estudiantes 2-1
  • 09/05: Libertad-Portuguesa 1-2
  • 13/05: Cerro Porteño-Portuguesa 1-0

[edit] Semi-Finals

[edit] Group 1

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Boca Juniors 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
River Plate 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 -2
Atlético Mineiro 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 -3
  • 19/09: Boca Juniors-River Plate 0-0
  • 24/09: Atletico Mineiro-Boca Juniors 1-2
  • 28/09: River Plate-Atletico Mineiro 1-0
  • 05/10: Boca Juniors-Atletico Mineiro 3-1
  • 08/10: Atletico Mineiro-River Plate 1-0
  • 17/10: River Plate-Boca Juniors 0-2

[edit] Group 2

Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
Deportivo Cali 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
Cerro Porteño 3 4 1 1 2 1 3 -2
Alianza Lima 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 -3
  • 14/09: Alianza Lima-Cerro Porteño 3-0
  • 17/09: Deportivo Cali-Cerro Porteño 1-1
  • 21/09: Deportivo Cali-Alianza Lima 3-2
  • 05/10: Cerro Porteño-Alianza Lima 3-1
  • 14/10: Alianza-Deportivo Cali 1-4
  • 18/10: Cerro Porteño-Deportivo Cali 0-4

[edit] Final

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Deportivo Cali Flag of Colombia 0-4 Flag of Argentina Boca Juniors 0-0 0-4

[edit] Champion

Copa Libertadores
1978 Winners
Flag of Argentina
Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Second Title

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