River Plate, of Argentina, won the tournament for their second time.

As of this edition, the extra game that was played to define the positions between teams from the same national association in case of a tie in points was no longer held.

The winners, runners-up and third placed teams of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.

In the final stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: The above criteria were established to ensure that the four semifinalists would be of different nationalities (Regulations Section III, Article 3).

Per regulations, the original bracket had the following modifications: River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate.