1998 Copa Libertadores finals

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1998 Copa Libertadores finals
Event1998 Copa Toyota Libertadores
on aggregate
First leg
Date12 August 1998
VenueSão Januário, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeGustavo Méndez
Attendance35,000
Second leg
Date26 August 1998
VenueMonumental Isidro Romero, Guayaquil
RefereeJavier Castrilli
Attendance72,000
1997
1999

The 1998 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1998 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Vasco da Gama and Ecuadorian club Barcelona. The first leg was played on August 12 at Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro, with the second leg played on August 26 at Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil.

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Brazil Vasco da Gama None
Ecuador Barcelona 1990

Route to the finals[edit]

Barcelona Vasco da Gama
Chile Colo-Colo
H
2–1
Delgado 45'
Morales 87' (pen.)
Round of 16
First leg
Brazil Cruzeiro
H
2–1
Luizão 27'
Donizete 56'
Chile Colo-Colo
A
2–2
Delgado 45', 54' Second leg Brazil Cruzeiro
A
0–0
Bolivia Bolívar
A
1–1
Delgado 80' Quarterfinals
First leg
Brazil Grêmio
A
1–1
Pedrinho 46'
Bolivia Bolívar
H
4–0
Asencio 10', 74'
Gómez 33'
Rosero 52'
Second leg Brazil Grêmio
H
1–0
Pedrinho 39'
Paraguay Cerro Porteño
H
1–0
de Avila 11' Semifinals
First leg
Argentina River Plate
H
1–0
Donizete 10'
Paraguay Cerro Porteño
A
1–2
(p. 4–3)
Asencio 72' Second leg Argentina River Plate
A
1–1
Juninho 82'

Matches[edit]

First leg[edit]

Vasco da Gama Brazil2–0Ecuador Barcelona
Donizete 7'
Luizão 35'
(Report)
Vasco
Barcelona
GK 1 Brazil Carlos Germano
DF 10 Brazil Vágner
DF 3 Brazil Odvan Yellow card 6'
DF 4 Brazil Mauro Galvão (c)
DF 5 Brazil Luisinho
MF 6 Brazil Felipe
MF 8 Brazil Nasa downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF 19 Brazil Juninho downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 16 Brazil Pedrinho downward-facing red arrow 66'
FW 9 Brazil Luizão Yellow card 24'
FW 7 Brazil Donizete
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Márcio Cazorla
2 Brazil Vítor upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 15 Brazil Alex upward-facing green arrow 66'
18 Brazil Válber upward-facing green arrow 82'
11 Brazil Ramon
21 Brazil Mauricinho
22 Brazil Sorato
Manager:
Brazil Antônio Lopes
GK 1 Ecuador José Francisco Cevallos Yellow card 63'
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Gómez downward-facing red arrow 35'
DF 24 Ecuador Holger Quiñonez
DF 3 Ecuador Jimmy Montanero (c)
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Capurro
MF 25 Ecuador Roberto Macias downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 16 Ecuador Julio Rosero downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 8 Ecuador Marcelo Morales Yellow card 9'
MF 15 Ecuador Washington Aires
FW 26 Colombia Antony de Ávila
FW 11 Ecuador Nicolas Asencio
Substitutes:
GK 12 Ecuador Emilio Valencia
23 Ecuador Wagner Rivera upward-facing green arrow 35'
DF 18 Ecuador Raúl Noriega
DF 17 Ecuador Fricson George upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 5 Ecuador Héctor Carabalí upward-facing green arrow 45'
10 Ecuador Angel Sotelo
7 Ecuador Carlos Yanes
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Darío Insúa

Assistant referees:
Uruguay Carlos Velázquez
Uruguay Jorge Galatti
Fourth official:

Second leg[edit]

Barcelona Ecuador1–2Brazil Vasco da Gama
de Avila 79' (Report) Luizão 24'
Donizete 45'
Barcelona
Vasco
BARCELONA:
GK 1 Ecuador José Francisco Cevallos
DF 2 Ecuador Luis Gómez Yellow card 40'
DF 18 Ecuador Raúl Noriega downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 3 Ecuador Holger Quiñonez Yellow card 90'
DF 24 Ecuador Jimmy Montanero (c) Yellow card 67'
DF 17 Ecuador Fricson George
MF 5 Ecuador Héctor Carabalí Yellow card 78'
MF 8 Ecuador Marcelo Morales
MF 26 Colombia Antony de Ávila Yellow card 25'
FW 13 Ecuador Agustin Delgado Yellow card 91'
FW 11 Ecuador Nicolas Asencio
Substitutes:
GK 12 Ecuador Emilio Valencia
4 Ecuador Alberto Montaño
DF 6 Ecuador Luis Capurro
7 Ecuador Carlos Yanes
MF 15 Ecuador Washington Aires upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Ecuador Julio Rosero
23 Ecuador Wagner Rivera
Manager:
Argentina Rubén Darío Insúa
VASCO DA GAMA:
GK 1 Brazil Carlos Germano Yellow card 70'
DF 10 Brazil Vágner
DF 3 Brazil Odvan Yellow card 10'
DF 4 Brazil Mauro Galvão (c)
DF 6 Brazil Felipe Yellow card 95'
MF 5 Brazil Luisinho downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 8 Brazil Nasa
MF 19 Brazil Juninho Yellow card 55'
MF 16 Brazil Pedrinho downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 7 Brazil Donizete Red card 93'
FW 9 Brazil Luizão downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Brazil Márcio
DF 2 Brazil Vítor upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 15 Brazil Alex Pinho upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 18 Brazil Válber
MF 11 Brazil Ramon Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 17 Brazil Nélson
FW 21 Brazil Mauricinho
Manager:
Brazil Antônio Lopes

Assistant referees:
Argentina Claudio Rossi
Argentina Jorge Rattalino
Fourth official:
Argentina Claudio Martin

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