1998 Recopa Sudamericana

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1998 Recopa Sudamericana
Event Recopa Sudamericana
First leg
DateAugust 3, 1999
Venue Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Referee Jose Luís da Rosa (Uruguay)
Attendance18,000
Second leg
DateSeptember 23, 1999
Venue Monumental, Buenos Aires
RefereeUbaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Attendance11,000
1997
2003

The 1998 Recopa Sudamericana was the tenth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. This will become the last Recopa Sudamericana on this format as the Supercopa Sudamericana was discontinued by CONMEBOL in 1998. With no existing secondary tournament, the Recopa Sudamericana became an impracticable competition until the introduction of the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.

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The series was contested between Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores, and River Plate, winners of the 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana, in a two-legged series. Due to schedule congestion, this edition was played as part of the 1999 Copa Mercosur (one of the two tournaments that replaced the Supercopa Sudamericana) two years after the participating clubs won their respective qualifying tournaments (instead of the regular 6–12 months). [1] Further devaluing this year's Recopa, River Plate sent a reserved squad on the first leg losing 2-0. [2] [3] On the return leg, Cruzeiro thrashed River Plate 3–0 and won their first Recopa Sudamericana (after failing to do so in 1992 and 1993). [4] [5]

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals app.
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1997
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro 1992, 1993

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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Estadio Monumental (River Plate), Buenos Aires ARG(2).jpg
Mineirao (left) and Monumental, venues of the series

Match details

First leg

Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Müller Soccerball shade.svg12'
Geovanni Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jose Luís da Rosa (Uruguay)
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Cruzeiro
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River Plate
GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg André
DF19 Flag of Brazil.svg Donizete Amorim
DF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Djian
DF13 Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio
DF17 Flag of Brazil.svg Tércio
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Donizete Oliveira Yellow card.svg 85'
MF20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardinho
MF10 Flag of Brazil.svg Valdo Red card.svg
FW7 Flag of Brazil.svg Müller
FW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Alves
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ramos Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Brazil.svg Maizena
DF14 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo
DF23 Flag of Brazil.svg Cris
MF16 Flag of Brazil.svg Geovanni Sub on.svg 68'
MF18 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Isidoro Sub on.svg 64'
MF22 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro
FW21 Flag of Brazil.svg Túlio
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Levir Culpi
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Bonano
DF19 Flag of Uruguay.svg Leonardo Ramos
DF2 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Trotta
DF6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pedro Sarabia
DF3 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Placente
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pereyra Yellow card.svg 33'
MF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Álvarez Sub off.svg 80'
MF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Gómez Yellow card.svg 37'
FW25 Flag of Paraguay.svg Nelson Cuevas
FW11 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Cardetti Sub off.svg 80'
FW9 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Rambert Sub off.svg 55'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Saccone
DF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Garcé
DF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Acosta
DF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Franco Sub on.svg 80'
MF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Gancedo Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 55'
MF22 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pereyra
FW18 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Gastón Castillo Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:
Saúl Feldmann (Uruguay)
William Martínez (Uruguay)


Second leg

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 0–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
Report Geovanni Soccerball shade.svg18'
Marcelo Ramos Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Gustavo Soccerball shade.svg92'
Monumental , Buenos Aires
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
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River Plate
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Cruzeiro
GK1 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Bonano
DF4 Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Lombardi
DF2 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Trotta Red card.svg
DF14 Flag of Argentina.svg Norberto Acosta
DF19 Flag of Uruguay.svg Leonardo Ramos
MF23 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Pereyra Sub off.svg 63'
MF16 Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Álvarez Sub off.svg 45'
MF20 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Gancedo Red card.svg
MF8 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Escudero Yellow card.svg 45'Sub off.svg 45'
FW25 Flag of Paraguay.svg Nelson Cuevas
FW11 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Cardetti Yellow card.svg 44'
Substitutes:
MF24 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Gómez Yellow card.svg 73'Sub on.svg 45'
FW18 Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian CastilloSub on.svg 45'
DF13 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Garcé Sub on.svg 63'
GK17 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Constanzo
DF15 Flag of Argentina.svg Ariel Franco
FW22 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pereyra
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz
GK1 Flag of Brazil.svg André
DF14 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo
DF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Djian
DF23 Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Red card.svg
DF6 Flag of Brazil.svg André Luiz
MF15 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Paulo
MF20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardinho Yellow card.svg 64'
MF19 Flag of Brazil.svg Donizete Amorim Sub off.svg 68a'
FW18 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Isidoro
FW16 Flag of Brazil.svg Geovanni Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 75'
FW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Alves Sub off.svg 68b'
Substitutes:
MF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Djair Sub on.svg 68a'
DF25 Flag of Paraguay.svg Arnaldo Espínola Sub on.svg 68b'
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Ramos Sub on.svg 75'
GK12 Flag of Brazil.svg Maizena
DF4 Flag of Brazil.svg Isaías
MF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Donizete Oliveira
FW21 Flag of Brazil.svg Túlio
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Levir Culpi

Assistant referees:
Robert Troxler Ayala (Paraguay)
Nelson Cano (Paraguay)

References

  1. River y Colón no tienen fecha fija La Nación, 13 Dec 1997
  2. River debe ganar para seguir, La Nación, 23 Sep 1999
  3. River, con varios suplentes La Nación, 3 Aug 1999
  4. Recopa Sudamericana 1998 on the RSSSF
  5. Cruzeiro volvió a dejar a River con las manos vacías by Pablo Tomino on La Nación, 24 Sep 1999