2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

Last updated January 19, 2026

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:

Goal difference
Goals scored
Away goals
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	Cruzeiro	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4	11		3–1	3–0	3–0
2	San Lorenzo	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	0–0		3–0	1–0
3	Caracas	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7	1–1	2–0		2–1
4	Real Potosí	6	2	0	4	11	11	0	6	5–1	2–3	3–1

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February 12, 2008

17:50 (UTC-4:30)

Caracas	2–0	San Lorenzo
Vargas 39' Castellín 70'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 12,077

Referee: Alberto Duarte (Colombia)

February 13, 2008

21:50 (UTC-3)

Cruzeiro	3–0	Real Potosí
Moreno Martins 46' Ramires 52' Guilherme 67'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 33,874

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

February 21, 2008

20:00 (UTC-3)

San Lorenzo	0–0	Cruzeiro
	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estadio Pedro Bidegain (Nuevo Gasómetro), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 34,845

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

February 26, 2008

18:50 (UTC-4:30)

Caracas	2–1	Real Potosí
Renteria 3' Vargas 38'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Galindo 74'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 12,426

Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)

March 4, 2008

19:20 (UTC-3)

Cruzeiro	3–0	Caracas
Guilherme 9' Ramires 28' Moreno Martins 63'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 37,694

Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)

March 11, 2008

20:10 (UTC-4)

Real Potosí	2–3	San Lorenzo
Loayza 17' Pintos 32'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Romeo 71' Chávez 78' Torres 88' (pen.)

Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, Potosí

Attendance: 14,880

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

March 18, 2008

21:20 (UTC-4:30)

Caracas	1–1	Cruzeiro
Valencia 29'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Moreno Martins 55' (pen.)

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 15,837

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

March 25, 2008

19:00 (UTC-3)

San Lorenzo	1–0	Real Potosí
González 29' (pen.)	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estadio Pedro Bidegain (Nuevo Gasómetro), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 10,915

Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)

April 1, 2008

17:10 (UTC-4)

Real Potosí	3–1	Caracas
Candía 3' Suárez 25' Pintos 82'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Castellín 6'

Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, Potosí

Referee: Georges Bickley (Peru)

April 3, 2008

21:00 (UTC-3)

Cruzeiro	3–1	San Lorenzo
Moreno Martins 11', 71' Wagner 83'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Silvera 87'

Estádio Epaminondas Mendes Brito (Ipatingão), Ipatinga

Attendance: 15,843

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

April 16, 2008

18:30 (UTC-4)

Real Potosí	5–1	Cruzeiro
Loayza 3' Alvaro Pintos 13', 51' Candia 67' Ribeiro 86'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}	Moreno Martins 29'

Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte, Potosí

Referee: Alfredo Intriago (Ecuador)

April 16, 2008

19:30 (UTC-3)

San Lorenzo	3–0	Caracas
Bergessio 16' Rosales 35' (o.g.) Silvera 79'	Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Estadio Pedro Bidegain (Nuevo Gasómetro), Buenos Aires

Attendance: 21,906

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ELP	LAN	CUE	DAN
1	Estudiantes	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11		0–0	2–0	2–0
2	Lanús	6	2	4	0	9	6	+3	10	3–3		0–0	3–1
3	Deportivo Cuenca	6	1	3	2	2	5	−3	6	1–0	1–1		0–0
4	Danubio	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	4	1–2	1–2	2–0

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