- 1998 Copa Mercosur
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The Copa Mercosur 1998 was the 1st staging of the international club cup.
The competition started on 29 July 1998 and concluded on 29 December 1998 with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro in the final.
Contents
Participants
Boca Juniors
San Lorenzo
Independiente
Vélez Sársfield
River Plate
Racing Club
Vasco da Gama
Flamengo
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
São Paulo
Palmeiras
Grêmio
Colo Colo
Universidad Católica
Universidad de Chile
Cerro Porteño
Olimpia
Nacional
Peñarol
Details
- The 20 teams were divided into 5 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays othe other teams in the group twice. The top team from each group qualified for the quarter-finals along with the best 3 runners up.
- From the quarter finals to the final, two legs were played in each round. In the result of a draw, the match was decided by a penalty shoot out.
Group stage
Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Cruzeiro
10 6 3 1 2 15 7 +8 San Lorenzo
10 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 São Paulo
7 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 Colo Colo
7 6 2 1 3 5 12 -7 Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Palmeiras
18 6 6 0 0 16 3 +13 Nacional
9 6 3 0 3 10 14 -4 Independiente
6 6 2 0 4 12 15 -3 Universidad de Chile
3 6 1 0 5 7 13 -6 Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Racing Club
14 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 Olimpia
10 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 Corinthians
5 6 1 2 3 7 8 -1 Peñarol
3 6 0 3 3 6 11 -5 Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Vélez Sársfield
11 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 Boca Juniors
9 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 Flamengo
9 6 3 0 3 7 8 -1 Cerro Porteño
5 6 1 2 3 9 13 -4 Group E
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD River Plate
9 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 Vasco da Gama
9 6 2 3 1 4 3 +1 Grêmio
7 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 Universidad Católica
6 6 1 3 2 6 9 -3 Quarter-finals
First leg
1998-10-29 Palmeiras 3 – 1 Boca Juniors
Almir 27'
Arílson48'
Magrão89'
Rey 51' (p)
1998-10-28 River Plate 1 – 2 Cruzeiro
Gallardo 78' (p)
Marcelo 32'
Fábio Júnior71'
1998-10-27 Vélez Sársfield 3 – 4 Olimpia
Husaín 19'
Pandolfi70'
Bassedas74'
Caballero 27'
González55'
Santa Cruz65'
Paredes89'
1998-10-29 San Lorenzo 0 – 0 Racing Club
Second leg
1998-11-05 Boca Juniors 1 – 1 Palmeiras
Palermo 58'
Alex 80'
Palmeiras won 4–2 on aggregate.
1998-11-05 Cruzeiro 2 – 0 River Plate
Fábio Júnior 36'
Gilberto83'
Cruzeiro won 4–1 on aggregate.
1998-11-04 Olimpia 2 – 1 Vélez Sársfield
Santa Cruz 24'
40'
Camps 65'
Olimpia won 6–4 on aggregate.
1998-11-05 Racing Club 1 – 1 San Lorenzo
Delgado 71' (p)
Acosta75'
1-1 on aggregate. San Lorenzo won 2-0 on penalties.
Semi-finals
First leg
1998-11-10 Palmeiras 2 – 0 Olimpia
Alex 45'
49'
1998-11-19 Cruzeiro 1 – 0 San Lorenzo
Alex Alves 19'
Second leg
1998-11-17 Olimpia 0 – 1 Palmeiras
Oséas 19'
Match abandoned after 69 minutes due to crowd trouble. Result allowed to stand. Palmeiras won 3–0 on aggregate.
1998-12-02 San Lorenzo 1 – 1 Cruzeiro
Basavilbazo 38'
Djair 63'
Cruzeiro won 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
1998-12-16 Cruzeiro 2 – 1 Palmeiras
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sidrack MarinhoMarcelo 21'
Fábio Júnior90' (p)
Roque Júnior 44'
Second leg
1998-12-26 Palmeiras 3 – 1 Cruzeiro
Parque Antárctica, São Paulo
Attendance: 49,400
Referee: Claudio Vinicius CerdeiraCléber 7'
Oséas54'
Paulo NunesFábio Júnior 2' (p)
Play Off
1998-12-29 Palmeiras 1 – 0 Cruzeiro
Parque Antárctica, São Paulo
Referee: Luciano AlmeidaArce 62'
Copa Mercosur
1998 WinnerPalmeiras
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