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
Vasco da Gama Barcelona
4 1
on aggregate
First leg
Vasco da Gama Barcelona
2 0
Date12 August 1998
VenueSão Januário, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeGustavo Méndez
Attendance35,000
Second leg
Barcelona Vasco da Gama
1 2
Date26 August 1998
VenueMonumental Isidro Romero, Guayaquil
RefereeJavier Castrilli
Attendance72,000
Main article: 1998 Copa Libertadores

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

Route to the finals
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'

Final summary

First leg
Vasco da Gama 2–0 Barcelona
Donizete  7'
Luizão  35'		 (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Vasco
Barcelona
GK1 Carlos Germano
DF10 Vágner
DF3 Odvan 6'
DF4 Mauro Galvão
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
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
Barcelona 1–2 Vasco da Gama
de Avila  79' (Report) Luizão  24'
Donizete  45'
Attendance: 72,000
Barcelona
Vasco
BARCELONA:
GK1 José Francisco Cevallos
DF2 Luis Gómez 40'
DF18 Raúl Noriega 46'
DF3 Holger Quiñonez 90'
DF24 Jimmy Montanero 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
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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