Copa Libertadores 1978

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)

* 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)

* 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

* 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

Champion

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa78.html Copa Libertadores 1978 by Karel Stokkermans] at RSSSF