1998 Copa Libertadores finals

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.

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
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Qualified teams

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TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Vasco da GamaNone
Barcelona1990

Route to the finals

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

Matches

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First leg

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Vasco da Gama 2–0 Barcelona
Donizete 7'
Luizão 35'
(Report)
Vasco
Barcelona
GK1 Carlos Germano
DF10 Vágner
DF3 Odvan  6'
DF4 Mauro Galvão (c)
DF5 Luisinho
MF6 Felipe
MF8 Nasa  66'
MF19 Juninho  82'
MF16 Pedrinho  66'
FW9 Luizão  24'
FW7 Donizete
Substitutes:
GK12 Márcio Cazorla
2 Vítor  66'
MF15 Alex  66'
18 Válber  82'
11 Ramon
21 Mauricinho
22 Sorato
Manager:
Antônio Lopes
GK1 José Francisco Cevallos  63'
DF2 Luis Gómez  35'
DF24 Holger Quiñonez
DF3 Jimmy Montanero (c)
DF6 Luis Capurro
MF25 Roberto Macias  55'
MF16 Julio Rosero  45'
MF8 Marcelo Morales  9'
MF15 Washington Aires
FW26 Antony de Ávila
FW11 Nicolas Asencio
Substitutes:
GK12 Emilio Valencia
23 Wagner Rivera  35'
DF18 Raúl Noriega
DF17 Fricson George  55'
MF5 Héctor Carabalí  45'
10 Angel Sotelo
7 Carlos Yanes
Manager:
Rubén Darío Insúa

Assistant referees:
Carlos Velázquez
Jorge Galatti
Fourth official:

Second leg

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Barcelona
Vasco
BARCELONA:
GK1 José Francisco Cevallos
DF2 Luis Gómez  40'
DF18 Raúl Noriega  46'
DF3 Holger Quiñonez  90'
DF24 Jimmy Montanero (c)  67'
DF17 Fricson George
MF5 Héctor Carabalí  78'
MF8 Marcelo Morales
MF26 Antony de Ávila  25'
FW13 Agustin Delgado  91'
FW11 Nicolas Asencio
Substitutes:
GK12 Emilio Valencia
4 Alberto Montaño
DF6 Luis Capurro
7 Carlos Yanes
MF15 Washington Aires  46'
MF16 Julio Rosero
23 Wagner Rivera
Manager:
Rubén Darío Insúa
VASCO DA GAMA:
GK1 Carlos Germano  70'
DF10 Vágner
DF3 Odvan  10'
DF4 Mauro Galvão (c)
DF6 Felipe  95'
MF5 Luisinho  87'
MF8 Nasa
MF19 Juninho  55'
MF16 Pedrinho  74'
FW7 Donizete  93'
FW9 Luizão  82'
Substitutes:
GK12 Márcio
DF2 Vítor  87'
DF15 Alex Pinho  82'
DF18 Válber
MF11 Ramon  78'  74'
MF17 Nélson
FW21 Mauricinho
Manager:
Antônio Lopes

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

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