1978 Copa Libertadores Finals

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 1st Copa Libertadores finals and 3rd finals for Boca Juniors.

1978 Copa Libertadores Finals
Event1978 Copa Libertadores
Deportivo Cali Boca Juniors
0 4
Boca Juniors won 3-1 on points.
First leg
Deportivo Cali Boca Juniors
0 0
DateNovember 23, 1978
VenueEstadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
RefereeOrtiz (Paraguay)
Attendance50,000
Second leg
Boca Juniors Deportivo Cali
4 0
DateNovember 28, 1978
VenueLa Bombonera, Buenos Aires
RefereePérez (Peru)
Attendance80,000

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
Team Previous finals app.
Deportivo CaliNone
Boca Juniors1963, 1977

Bold indicates winning years

Rules

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
Estadio Pascual Guerrero and La Bombonera were the venues of the finals

Match details

First leg
1978 Copa Libertadores
First leg
Deportivo Cali 0–0 Boca Juniors
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Deportivo Cali
Boca Juniors
GK1 Pedro Zape
DF William Ospina
DF3 Fernando Castro a'
DF Henry Caicedo
DF Miguel Escobar
MF César Valverde
MF Rafael Otero b'
MF Angel Landucci
FW Néstor Scotta
FW Alberto J. Benitez
FW Angel Torres
Substitutes:
MF Heriberto Correa a'
MF Héctor Jaramilo b'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK24 Carlos Rodríguez
DF4 Vicente Pernía
DF2 Francisco Sá
DF6 Roberto Mouzo
DF3 Miguel Bordón
MF8 Jorge Benítez
MF5 Rubén Suñé
MF18 Mario Zanabria
FW7 Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW17 Carlos H. Salinas
FW22 Hugo Perotti
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Second leg
Second leg
Boca Juniors 4–0 Deportivo Cali
Perotti  15', 81'
Mastrángelo  60'
Salinas  71'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Edison Peréz-Núñez (Peru)
Boca Juniors
Deportivo Cali
GK1 Hugo Gatti
DF4 Vicente Pernía
DF2 Francisco Sá
DF6 Roberto Mouzo
DF3 Miguel Bordón
MF8 Jorge Benítez 89'
MF5 Rubén Suñé
MF18 Mario Zanabria
FW7 Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW17 Carlos H. Salinas
FW22 Hugo Perotti
Substitutes:
FW9 Carlos Veglio 89'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK1 Pedro Zape
DF William Ospina a'
DF3 Miguel Escobar
DF Henry Caicedo
DF Heriberto Correa
MF César Valverde
MF Rafael Otero b'
MF Angel Landucci
FW Néstor Scotta
FW Alberto J. Benítez
FW Ángel Torres
Substitutes:
DF Fernando Castro a'
MF Diego Umaña b'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

References
  1. La historia de Boca en Libertadores on TyC Sports
  2. 1978 Copa Libertadores by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
  3. Copa Libertadores 1978 overview on Historia de Boca
  4. La final de la Libertadores 1978 by Daniela Rojas on Vavel, 23 Feb 2016
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