2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

The Second Stage of the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores was a group stage. It was played from February 12 to April 23.

Format

Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Away goals
  4. Draw

The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 16.

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CRU SLO CAR RPO
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina San Lorenzo 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–0 3–0 1–0
3 Venezuela Caracas 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 1–1 2–0 2–1
4 Bolivia Real Potosí 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 6 5–1 2–3 3–1
Source: [citation needed]
Caracas Venezuela2–0Argentina San Lorenzo
Vargas 39'
Castellín 70'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Attendance: 12,077
Referee: Alberto Duarte (Colombia)
Cruzeiro Brazil3–0Bolivia Real Potosí
Moreno Martins 46'
Ramires 52'
Guilherme 67'		 Report[permanent dead link]
San Lorenzo Argentina0–0Brazil Cruzeiro
Report[permanent dead link]
Caracas Venezuela2–1Bolivia Real Potosí
Renteria 3'
Vargas 38'		 Report[permanent dead link] Galindo 74'
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Attendance: 12,426
Cruzeiro Brazil3–0Venezuela Caracas
Guilherme 9'
Ramires 28'
Moreno Martins 63'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Real Potosí Bolivia2–3Argentina San Lorenzo
Loayza 17'
Pintos 32'		 Report[permanent dead link] Romeo 71'
Chávez 78'
Torres 88' (pen.)
Caracas Venezuela1–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Valencia 29' Report[permanent dead link] Moreno Martins 55' (pen.)
Estadio Olímpico, Caracas
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
San Lorenzo Argentina1–0Bolivia Real Potosí
González 29' (pen.) Report[permanent dead link]
Real Potosí Bolivia3–1Venezuela Caracas
Candía 3'
Suárez 25'
Pintos 82'		 Report[permanent dead link] Castellín 6'
Referee: Georges Bickley (Peru)
Cruzeiro Brazil3–1Argentina San Lorenzo
Moreno Martins 11', 71'
Wagner 83'		 Report[permanent dead link] Silvera 87'
Attendance: 15,843
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Real Potosí Bolivia5–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Loayza 3'
Alvaro Pintos 13', 51'
Candia 67'
Ribeiro 86'		 Report[permanent dead link] Moreno Martins 29'
San Lorenzo Argentina3–0Venezuela Caracas
Bergessio 16'
Rosales 35' (o.g.)
Silvera 79'		 Report[permanent dead link]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ELP LAN CUE DAN
1 Argentina Estudiantes 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 0–0 2–0 2–0
2 Argentina Lanús 6 2 4 0 9 6 +3 10 3–3 0–0 3–1
3 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 6 1 3 2 2 5 −3 6 1–0 1–1 0–0
4 Uruguay Danubio 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–2 1–2 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador1–0Argentina Estudiantes
Ferradas 45' (Report)
Lanús Argentina3–1Uruguay Danubio
Pelletieri 8'
Acosta 58'
Sand 87'		 (Report) Abelenda 37'
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador0–0Uruguay Danubio
(Report)
Estudiantes Argentina0–0Argentina Lanús
(Report)
Danubio Uruguay1–2Argentina Estudiantes
Irala 8' (Report) Verón 61'
Pérez 87'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Osses (Chile)
Lanús Argentina0–0Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
(Report)
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Osses (Chile)
Estudiantes Argentina2–0Uruguay Danubio
Verón 43'
Desábato 75'		 (Report)
Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador1–1Argentina Lanús
García 70' (Report) Salomón 7'
Danubio Uruguay2–0Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
Malrrechaufe 3'
Lembo 20'		 (Report)
Lanús Argentina3–3Argentina Estudiantes
Sand 10'
Valeri 16'
Acosta 78'		 (Report) Desabato 21'
Benítez 24'
Moreno y Fabianesi 61'
Danubio Uruguay1–2Argentina Lanús
Bardaro 87' (Report) Blanco 53'
Sand 64'

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ATS BOC CC MBO
1 Mexico Atlas 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 3–0 4–3 3–0
3 Chile Colo-Colo 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 1–1 2–0 2–0
4 Venezuela Unión Atlético Maracaibo 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2 1–1 1–1 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
Unión Atlético Maracaibo Venezuela1–1Argentina Boca Juniors
M. Mea Vitali 80' (Report) Battaglia 83'
Attendance: 47,112
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
Atlas Mexico3– 0Chile Colo-Colo
Marioni 7'
Colotto 40'
Medina 68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 46,846
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
Unión Atlético Maracaibo Venezuela1– 3Chile Colo-Colo
Díaz 90' (Report) Fierro 47'
Biscayzacú 69'
Lancken 87' (o.g.)
Attendance: 42,215
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Boca Juniors Argentina3– 0Mexico Atlas
Palacio 32' 81'
Palermo 82'		 (Report)
Atlas Mexico3–0Venezuela Unión Atlético Maracaibo
Flores 41'
Achucarro 61'
Marioni 67'		 (Report)
Colo-Colo Chile2–0Argentina Boca Juniors
Jorquera 2'
Biscayzacú 34'		 (Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Unión Atlético Maracaibo Venezuela1–1Mexico Atlas
Figueroa 80' (pen.) (Report) Marioni 56' (pen.)
Boca Juniors Argentina4–3Chile Colo-Colo
Palermo 28'
Gracián 48'
Palacio 66'
Cardozo 88'		 (Report) Biscayzacú 26', 43'
Moya 90'
Attendance: 50,000
Atlas Mexico3–1Argentina Boca Juniors
Flores 21'
Marioni 58' 76'		 (Report) Battaglia 30'
Attendance: 62,300
Colo-Colo Chile2–0Venezuela Unión Atlético Maracaibo
Biscayzacú 47'
Barrios 51'		 (Report)
Colo-Colo Chile1–1Mexico Atlas
Rojas 6' (Report) Colotto 66'
Boca Juniors Argentina3–0Venezuela Maracaibo
Paletta 10'
Dátolo 21'
Riquelme 74'		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,000

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLA NAC CIE BSI
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 2–0 2–1 2–0
2 Uruguay Nacional 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 3–0 3–1 1–0
3 Peru Cienciano 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7 0–3 2–1 1–0
4 Peru Coronel Bolognesi 6 0 2 4 0 5 −5 2 0–0 0–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]
Coronel Bolognesi Peru0–0Brazil Flamengo
(Report)
Attendance: 9,756
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Cienciano Peru2–1Uruguay Nacional
Vasallo 54' 67' (Report) Victorino 88'
Coronel Bolognesi Peru0–1Uruguay Nacional
(Report) Fornaroli 8'
Flamengo Brazil2–1Peru Cienciano
Souza 38'
Marcinho 89'		 (Report) Vasallo 45'
Attendance: 37,802
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Nacional Uruguay3–0Brazil Flamengo
Morales 40' 66'
Fornaroli 68'		 (Report)
Cienciano Peru1–0Peru Coronel Bolognesi
Solís 75' (Report)
Flamengo Brazil2–0Uruguay Nacional
Marcinho 25' 66' (Report)
Attendance: 49,096
Coronel Bolognesi Peru0–0Peru Cienciano
(Report)
Attendance: 6,000
Cienciano Peru0–3Brazil Flamengo
(Report) Renato Augusto 57'
Toró 75'
Juan 90+3'
Flamengo Brazil2–0Peru Coronel Bolognesi
Bruno 82'
Obina 88'		 (Report)
Nacional Uruguay3–1Peru Cienciano
Ligüera 38'
Cardaccio 53'
Vera 90+3'		 (Report) Guevara 82'

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RIV AME UC USM
1 Argentina River Plate 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 2–1 2–0 5–0
2 Mexico América 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 4–3 2–1 3–1
3 Chile Universidad Católica 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9 1–2 2–0 1–0
4 Peru Universidad San Martín 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6 2–0 1–0 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
U. San Martín Peru2–0Argentina River Plate
Ovelar 14'
José Luis Díaz 91'		 (Report)
Attendance: 14,641
América Mexico2–1Chile Universidad Católica
Cabañas 38'
Higuain 90'		 (Report) Bottinelli 70'
Attendance: 40,755
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
U. San Martín Peru0–1Chile Universidad Católica
(Report) Bottinelli 30'
Attendance: 12,197
River Plate Argentina2–1Mexico América
Falcao 38'
Ortega 93'		 (Report) Cabañas 15'
Universidad Católica Chile1–2Argentina River Plate
Gutiérrez 47' (Report) Abreu 43'
Rosales 88'
Attendance: 13,654
Referee: Wagner Tardelli (Brazil)
América Mexico3–1Peru U. San Martín
Márquez 39'
Íñigo 47'
Cabañas 71'		 (Report) Silva 6'
Attendance: 28,397
River Plate Argentina2–0Chile Universidad Católica
Falcao 1'
Abreu 73'		 (Report)
Attendance: 22,105
U. San Martín Peru1–0Mexico América
Leguizamón 36' (Report)
Attendance: 13,800
Universidad Católica Chile1–0Peru U. San Martín
Gutiérrez 89' (Report)
América Mexico4–3Argentina River Plate
Íñigo 52'
Esqueda 54'
Cervantes 61'
Cabañas 69'		 (Report) Archubi 6'
Cervantes 56' (o.g.)
Abreu 63'
Attendance: 94,997
River Plate Argentina5–0Peru U. San Martín
Abreu 14' 51' 91'
Falcao 27'
Ríos 82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 14,110
Referee: Óscar Ruiz

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CUC SFC GDL SJO
1 Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 0–0 1–0 0–0
2 Brazil Santos 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10 2–1 1–0 7–0
3 Mexico Guadalajara 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 0–1 3–2 2–0
4 Bolivia San José 6 1 1 4 4 17 −13 4 2–4 2–1 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia0–0Brazil Santos
Report
Guadalajara Mexico2–0Bolivia San José
Solís 27'
Santana 53' (pen.)		 Report
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia0–0Bolivia San José
Report
Attendance: 12,524
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Santos Brazil1–0Mexico Guadalajara
Molina 22' Report
Guadalajara Mexico0–1Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo
Report Urbano 44'
San José Bolivia2–1Brazil Santos
Cerruti 11'
García 62'		 Report Kléber Pereira 7'
Referee: Samuel Haro (Ecuador)
Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia1–0Mexico Guadalajara
Urbano 52' Report
Referee: Óscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
Santos Brazil7–0Bolivia San José
Domingos 17'
Molina 22', 32', 63', 87'
Kléber Pereira 79'
Quiñónez 81'		 Report
Attendance: 8,340
Referee: Líber Prudente (Uruguay)
San José Bolivia2–4Colombia Cúcuta Deportivo
Cerruti 46'
Parada 77'		 Report Urbano 35', 38', 79'
Torres 53'
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Guadalajara Mexico3–2Brazil Santos
Arellano 13'
Rodríguez 34'
Santana 47'		 Report Kléber Pereira 39'
Kléber 56'
San José Bolivia0–3Mexico Guadalajara
Report Ávila 30', 43'
Pineda 56'

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAO AN LUQ AUD
1 Brazil São Paulo 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8 1–1 3–0 1–1
3 Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–1 1–3 4–1
4 Chile Audax Italiano 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 1–0 1–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Audax Italiano Chile1–2Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Romero 10' Report Servín 8'
Núñez 71'
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)
Atlético Nacional Colombia1–1Brazil São Paulo
Córdoba 8' Report Miranda 32'
São Paulo Brazil2–1Chile Audax Italiano
Adriano 74', 84' Report Villanueva 61'
Atlético Nacional Colombia3–0Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Galvan Rey 21'
Villagra 43'
Valencia 81'		 Report
Audax Italiano Chile1–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
Orellana 48' Report
Referee: Fernando Cabrera (Uruguay)
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay1–1Brazil São Paulo
Duarte 90+2' Report Aloísio 60'
São Paulo Brazil1–0Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Adriano 90+4' Report
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay1–3Colombia Atlético Nacional
Lazaga 71' Report Villagra 39'
Galvan Rey 51' (pen.)
Córdoba 90'
Attendance: 5,954
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)
Audax Italiano Chile1–0Brazil São Paulo
Ramos 78' Report
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay4–1Chile Audax Italiano
Abente 2', 28'
Gigena 8'
Esquivel 44'		 Report Villanueva 55'
São Paulo Brazil1–0Colombia Atlético Nacional
Alex Silva 39' Report

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLU LDU ARS LIB
1 Brazil Fluminense 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13 1–0 6–0 2–0
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 0–0 6–1 2–0
3 Argentina Arsenal 6 3 0 3 6 14 −8 9 2–0 0–1 1–0
4 Paraguay Libertad 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 1–2 3–1 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Arsenal Argentina1–0Paraguay Libertad
Leguizamón 79' Report
LDU Quito Ecuador0–0Brazil Fluminense
Report
Attendance: 12,144
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
LDU Quito Ecuador2–0Paraguay Libertad
Urrutia 71'
Guerrón 82'		 Report
Attendance: 7,523
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fluminense Brazil6–0Argentina Arsenal
Thiago Neves 14'
Dodô 25', 50'
Gabriel 45'
Washington 72'
Cícero 86'		 Report
Attendance: 32,614
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
Arsenal Argentina0–1Ecuador LDU Quito
Report Urrutia 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Libertad Paraguay1–2Brazil Fluminense
Samudio 30' Report Washington 40', 50'
LDU Quito Ecuador6–1Argentina Arsenal
Urrutia 15'
Manso 20'
Bolaños 29', 43'
Bieler 65'
Obregón 90'		 Report Leguizamón 4'
Attendance: 11,767
Fluminense Brazil2–0Paraguay Libertad
Cícero 30'
Silva 51'		 Report
Arsenal Argentina2–0Brazil Fluminense
Biagini 59'
Bottaro 65'		 Report
Libertad Paraguay1–2Argentina Arsenal
Cuevas 23' Report Bottaro 10'
Yacuzzi 68'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Óscar Maldonado (Bolivia)
Fluminense Brazil1–0Ecuador LDU Quito
Cícero 30' Report