1978 Copa Libertadores finals
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| Event | 1978 Copa Libertadores | ||||||
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| Boca Juniors won 3-1 on points. | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 23, 1978 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali | ||||||
| Referee | Ortiz (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | November 28, 1978 | ||||||
| Venue | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Referee | Pérez (Peru) | ||||||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The 1978 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1978 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Boca Juniors (which had entered directly to semifinals as 1977 champion)[1] and Colombian club Deportivo Cali. The first leg of the tie was played on November 23 at Deportivo Cali' home field, with the second leg played on November 28 at Boca Juniors'. It was Deportivo Cali's 1st Copa Libertadores finals and the 3rd finals for Boca Juniors.
Boca Juniors won the series after winning the second leg tie 4-0 at Buenos Aires's La Bombonera and accumulated more points than their opponent.[2][3][4]
Qualified teams
[edit | edit source]| Team | Previous finals app. |
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| Colombia Deportivo Cali | None |
| Argentina Boca Juniors | 1963, 1977 |
Bold indicates winning years
Rules
[edit | edit source]The finals will be played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulates the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs will be crowned the champion. If the two teams are tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue will become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference is going to be used as a last resort.
Venues
[edit | edit source]Road to the final
[edit | edit source]- Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Colombia Deportivo Cali | Round | Argentina Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia Junior | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay Peñarol | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay Danubio | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia Junior | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay Peñarol | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay Danubio | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 4 winners
Source: RSSSF
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Final standings |
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| Opponent | Result | Semifinals | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay Cerro Porteño | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Argentina River Plate | 0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru Alianza Lima | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 1 | Brazil Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru Alianza Lima | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Brazil Atlético Mineiro | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay Cerro Porteño | 4–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | Argentina River Plate | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
Source: RSSSF
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Final standings | Group A
Source: RSSSF
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Match details
[edit | edit source]First leg
[edit | edit source]| Deportivo Cali Colombia | 0–0 | Argentina Boca Juniors |
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Second leg
[edit | edit source]| Boca Juniors Argentina | 4–0 | Colombia Deportivo Cali |
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| Perotti File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 81' Mastrángelo File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Salinas File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ La historia de Boca en Libertadores on TyC Sports
- ^ 1978 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
- ^ Copa Libertadores 1978 overview on Historia de Boca
- ^ La final de la Libertadores 1978 by Daniela Rojas on Vavel, 23 Feb 2016
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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