1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
Racing Club, champions
Event1988 Supercopa Libertadores
Racing Cruzeiro
Argentina Brazil
3 2
(on aggregate)
First Leg
Racing Cruzeiro
2 1
DateJune 13, 1988
VenueEstadio Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda
RefereeHernán Silva (Chile)
Second Leg
Cruzeiro Racing
1 1
DateJune 18, 1988
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeJuan D. Cardelino (Uruguay)
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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 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

Team Previous final app.
Argentina Racing (none)
Brazil Cruzeiro (none)

Venues

Estadio Presidente Juan Perón (left) and Mineirao, venues for the series

Route to the final

Further information: 1988 Supercopa Libertadores

Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.

Argentina Racing Round Brazil Cruzeiro
Opponent Venue Score Opponent Venue Score
Brazil Santos
(won 2–0 on aggregate) 		Home 2–0 First round Argentina Independiente
(won 3–1 on aggregate) 		Away 1–2
Home 0–0 Home 1–0
Bye Quarter-finals Argentina Argentinos Juniors
(won 2–0 on aggregate) 		Home 1–0
Away 0–1
Argentina River Plate
(won 3–2 on aggregate) 		Home 2–1 Semi-finals Uruguay Nacional
(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on away goals) 		Away 3–2
Away 1–1 Home 1–0

Match details

First leg

1988 Supercopa Libertadores Finals
First leg
Racing Argentina2–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Colombatti 43'
W. Fernández 44'		 Robson 36'
Estadio Juan D. Perón, Avellaneda
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Racing Club
Cruzeiro

Second leg

Second leg
Cruzeiro Brazil1–1Argentina Racing
Robson 82' Catalán 45'
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee: Juan D. Cardelino (Uruguay)
Cruzeiro
Racing Club

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Supercopa 1988 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ A 26 años de la Supercopa on El Primer Grande, 18 Jun 2014
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