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1978 Copa Libertadores

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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.

Group Stage

Boca Juniors were bye to the second round as holders.

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

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

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

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

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

Semi-Finals

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

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

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Cali Colombia 0-4 Argentina Boca Juniors 0-0 0-4

Champion

Copa Libertadores 1978:

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Argentina Boca Juniors
Second title

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