| 1978 Copa Libertadores finals | |
| Event: | 1978 Copa Libertadores |
| Team1: | Deportivo Cali |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | Boca Juniors |
| Team2association: |  |
| Team2score: | 4 |
| Details: | Boca Juniors won 3-1 on points. |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team2score1: | 0 |
| Team1score1: | 0 |
| Date1: | November 23, 1978 |
| Stadium1: | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
| City1: | Cali |
| Referee1: | Ortiz (Paraguay) |
| Attendance1: | 50,000 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team2score2: | 4 |
| Team1score2: | 0 |
| Date2: | November 28, 1978 |
| Stadium2: | La Bombonera |
| City2: | Buenos Aires |
| Referee2: | Pérez (Peru) |
| Attendance2: | 80,000 |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1979 |
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] [2]
| width=150px | Team | Previous finals app. |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| 1963, 1977 |
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.
| Deportivo Cali | Round | Boca Juniors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||
| Junior | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | – | – | ||||||
| Peñarol | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | – | – | ||||||
| Danubio | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | – | – | ||||||
| Junior | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | – | – | ||||||
| Peñarol | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | – | – | ||||||
| Danubio | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | – | – | ||||||
| Group 4 winners | Final standings |
| ||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Semifinals | Opponent | Result | ||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | River Plate | 0–0 (H) | ||||||
| Alianza Lima | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 (A) | ||||||
| Alianza Lima | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 3–1 (H) | ||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 4–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | River Plate | 2–0 (A) | ||||||
| Group B | Final standings | Group A | ||||||||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Zape | ||
| DF | William Ospina | |||
| DF | 3 | |||
| DF | Henry Caicedo | |||
| DF | Miguel Escobar (c) | |||
| MF | César Valverde | |||
| MF | Rafael Otero | |||
| MF | Angel Landucci | |||
| FW | Hector Achilli | |||
| FW | José Fernández | |||
| FW | Angel Torres | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | Heriberto Correa | |||
| MF | Héctor Jaramilo | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Carlos Bilardo | ||||
| GK | 24 | Carlos Rodríguez | ||
| DF | 4 | Vicente Pernía | ||
| DF | 2 | Francisco Sá | ||
| DF | 6 | Roberto Mouzo | ||
| DF | 3 | Miguel Bordón | ||
| MF | 8 | Jorge Benítez | ||
| MF | 5 | Rubén Suñé (c) | ||
| MF | 18 | Mario Zanabria | ||
| FW | 7 | Ernesto Mastrángelo | ||
| FW | 17 | Carlos H. Salinas | ||
| FW | 22 | Hugo Perotti | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Juan Carlos Lorenzo | ||||
| GK | 1 | Hugo Gatti | ||
| DF | 4 | Vicente Pernía | ||
| DF | 2 | Francisco Sá | ||
| DF | 6 | Roberto Mouzo | ||
| DF | 3 | Miguel Bordón | ||
| MF | 8 | |||
| MF | 5 | Rubén Suñé (c) | ||
| MF | 18 | Mario Zanabria | ||
| FW | 7 | Ernesto Mastrángelo | ||
| FW | 17 | Carlos H. Salinas | ||
| FW | 22 | Hugo Perotti | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | 9 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Juan Carlos Lorenzo | ||||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Zape | ||
| DF | William Ospina | |||
| DF | 3 | Miguel Escobar (c) | ||
| DF | Henry Caicedo | |||
| DF | Heriberto Correa | |||
| MF | César Valverde | |||
| MF | Rafael Otero | |||
| MF | Angel Landucci | |||
| FW | Néstor Scotta | |||
| FW | Alberto J. Benítez | |||
| FW | Ángel Torres | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | Diego Umaña | |||
| DF | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
| Carlos Bilardo | ||||