1998 Copa Libertadores finals

1998 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1998 Copa Toyota Libertadores
Vasco da Gama Barcelona 4 1
on aggregate
First leg
Vasco da Gama Barcelona 2 0
Date	12 August 1998
Venue	São Januário, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Gustavo Méndez
Attendance	35,000
Second leg
Barcelona Vasco da Gama 1 2
Date	26 August 1998
Venue	Monumental Isidro Romero, Guayaquil
Referee	Javier Castrilli
Attendance	72,000

Main article: 1998 Copa Libertadores

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

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

Venues

Estadio São Januário (left) and Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero, venues for the series

Route to the finals

Barcelona			Vasco 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

First leg

12 August 1998

21:40 (UTC-3)

Vasco da Gama	2–0	Barcelona
Donizete 7' Luizão 35'	(Report)

São Januário, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Vasco

Barcelona

GK 1 Carlos Germano DF 10 Vágner DF 3 Odvan  6' DF 4 Mauro Galvão (c) DF 5 Luisinho MF 6 Felipe MF 8 Nasa  66' MF 19 Juninho  82' MF 16 Pedrinho  66' FW 9 Luizão  24' FW 7 Donizete Substitutes: GK 12 Márcio Cazorla 2 Vítor  66' MF 15 Alex  66' 18 Válber  82' 11 Ramon 21 Mauricinho 22 Sorato Manager: Antônio Lopes

GK 1 José Francisco Cevallos  63' DF 2 Luis Gómez  35' DF 24 Holger Quiñonez DF 3 Jimmy Montanero (c) DF 6 Luis Capurro MF 25 Roberto Macias  55' MF 16 Julio Rosero  45' MF 8 Marcelo Morales  9' MF 15 Washington Aires FW 26 Antony de Ávila FW 11 Nicolas Asencio Substitutes: GK 12 Emilio Valencia 23 Wagner Rivera  35' DF 18 Raúl Noriega DF 17 Fricson George  55' MF 5 Héctor Carabalí  45' 10 Angel Sotelo 7 Carlos Yanes Manager: Rubén Darío Insúa

Assistant referees: Carlos Velázquez Jorge Galatti Fourth official:

Second leg

26 August 1998

20:10 (UTC-5)

Barcelona	1–2	Vasco da Gama
de Avila 79'	(Report)	Luizão 24' Donizete 45'

Monumental Isidro Romero, Guayaquil

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Barcelona

Vasco

BARCELONA: GK 1 José Francisco Cevallos DF 2 Luis Gómez  40' DF 18 Raúl Noriega  46' DF 3 Holger Quiñonez  90' DF 24 Jimmy Montanero (c)  67' DF 17 Fricson George MF 5 Héctor Carabalí  78' MF 8 Marcelo Morales MF 26 Antony de Ávila  25' FW 13 Agustin Delgado  91' FW 11 Nicolas Asencio Substitutes: GK 12 Emilio Valencia 4 Alberto Montaño DF 6 Luis Capurro 7 Carlos Yanes MF 15 Washington Aires  46' MF 16 Julio Rosero 23 Wagner Rivera Manager: Rubén Darío Insúa

VASCO DA GAMA: GK 1 Carlos Germano  70' DF 10 Vágner DF 3 Odvan  10' DF 4 Mauro Galvão (c) DF 6 Felipe  95' MF 5 Luisinho  87' MF 8 Nasa MF 19 Juninho  55' MF 16 Pedrinho  74' FW 7 Donizete  93' FW 9 Luizão  82' Substitutes: GK 12 Márcio DF 2 Vítor  87' DF 15 Alex Pinho  82' DF 18 Válber MF 11 Ramon  78'  74' MF 17 Nélson FW 21 Mauricinho Manager: Antônio Lopes

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

External links

• CONMEBOL's official website