The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year. [edit] Group stage [edit] Group 1 April 20, 1990 | | | | | March 14, 1990 | | The Strongest | 2–0 | Oriente Petrolero | | March 14, 1990 | | Barcelona | 0–0 | Emelec | | March 20, 1990 | | The Strongest | 4–3 | Emelec | | March 23, 1990 | | Oriente Petrolero | 1–0 | Emelec | | March 27, 1990 | | Barcelona | 2–1 | Oriente Petrolero | | March 30, 1990 | | Emelec | 2–2 | Oriente Petrolero | | April 4, 1990 | | Oriente Petrolero | 1–0 | The Strongest | | April 4, 1990 | | Emelec | 3–1 | Barcelona | | April 10, 1990 | | The Strongest | 2–1 | Barcelona | | April 14, 1990 | | Oriente Petrolero | 1–1 | Barcelona | | April 17, 1990 | | Barcelona | 1–0 | The Strongest | | Emelec | 1–0 | The Strongest | Third Place Playoff Match [edit] Group 2 - Note: Group 2 did not include the other two Colombian teams that qualified for the tournament because of threats by drug lords to referees in the previous tournament in 1989. The only exception was the champion, Atletico Nacional of Medellín, which had a "bye" as the current champion. However, because of the threat situations, Atletico Nacional was penalized and had to play their home games in Chile for this edition of the tournament.
[edit] Group 3 May 18, 1990 | | | | | April 11, 1990 | | Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Colo Colo | | April 11, 1990 | | Sporting Cristal | 0–0 | Union Huaral | | April 17, 1990 | | Sporting Cristal | 0–0 | Universidad Católica | | April 20, 1990 | | Union Huaral | 1–0 | Universidad Católica | | April 24, 1990 | | Sporting Cristal | 1–2 | Colo Colo | | April 27, 1990 | | Union Huaral | 1–1 | Colo Colo | | May 4, 1990 | | Colo Colo | 0–0 | Universidad Católica | | May 4, 1990 | | Union Huaral | 0–3 | Sporting Cristal | | May 8, 1990 | | Universidad Católica | 2–0 | Sporting Cristal | | May 12, 1990 | | Colo Colo | 2–0 | Sporting Cristal | | May 15, 1990 | | Colo Colo | 3–1 | Union Huaral | | Universidad Católica | 2–2 | Union Huaral | [edit] Group 4 | | | | | February 25, 1990 | | Def. Sporting | 0–0 | Progreso | | February 25, 1990 | | Mineros | 1–0 | Pepeganga | | March 4, 1990 | | Mineros | 1–3 | Progreso | | March 7, 1990 | | Pepeganga | 1–0 | Progreso | | March 11, 1990 | | Pepeganga | 1–0 | Def. Sporting | | March 14, 1990 | | Mineros | 0–0 | Def. Sporting | | March 21, 1990 | | Progreso | 1–1 | Def. Sporting | | March 21, 1990 | | Pepeganga | 2–1 | Mineros | | March 26, 1990 | | Progreso | 1–1 | Mineros | | March 26, 1990 | | Def. Sporting | 1–0 | Pepeganga | | March 29, 1990 | | Progreso | 2–0 | Pepeganga | | March 29, 1990 | | Def. Sporting | 3–1 | Mineros | First Place Playoff Match CA Progreso beat Defensor Sporting 4-0 to decide the first team in the group. [edit] Group 5 | | | | | March 14, 1990 | | Grêmio | 2–0 | Vasco | | March 14, 1990 | | Olimpia | 2–1 | Cerro Porteño | | March 27, 1990 | | Olimpia | 1–0 | Grêmio | | March 30, 1990 | | Cerro Porteño | 3–1 | Grêmio | | April 3, 1990 | | Olimpia | 2–1 | Vasco | | April 6, 1990 | | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 | Vasco | | April 18, 1990 | | Vasco | 0–0 | Grêmio | | April 18, 1990 | | Cerro Porteño | 3–2 | Olimpia | | April 24, 1990 | | Grêmio | 2–2 | Olimpia | | April 24, 1990 | | Vasco | 2–0 | Cerro Porteño | | April 27, 1990 | | Vasco | 1–0 | Olimpia | | April 27, 1990 | | Grêmio | 0–0 | Cerro Porteño | [edit] Second round - Note: Since Olimpia won Group 5 they had to face the third-placed team from Group 2, but because that group only had two teams because of the suspension of Colombian teams Olimpia automatically qualified for the quarter-finals.
[edit] Quarter finals - Note: Second leg between Vasco da Gama and Atlético Nacional was a replay in Santiago (Chile). The original match ended with a victory by 2-0 for Atlético Nacional, but it was annulled following a protest by Vasco da Gama complaining of pressure on the referee by local drug lords.
[edit] Semi finals [edit] Champion [edit] External links |
