1998 Recopa Sudamericana

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.

1998 Recopa Sudamericana
Event1998 Recopa Sudamericana
Cruzeiro River Plate
5 0
First leg
Cruzeiro River Plate
2 0
DateAugust 3, 1999
VenueMineirão, Belo Horizonte
RefereeJose Luís da Rosa (Uruguay)
Attendance18,000
Second leg
River Plate Cruzeiro
0 3
DateSeptember 23, 1999
VenueEstadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires
RefereeUbaldo Aquino Valenzano (Paraguay)
Attendance11,000

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 0-3 and won their first Recopa Sudamericana (after failing to do so in 1992 and 1993).[4][5]

After the home defeat, the Argentines turned off the stadium lights, turned on the lawn irrigation system and only allowed the delivery of the trophy in the locker room, preventing a "victory lap". This disgraceful act prompted CONMEBOL into revising their awarding ceremonies.

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
River Plate 1997
Cruzeiro 1992, 1993

Match details

First leg
Cruzeiro 2–0 River Plate
Müller  12'
Geovanni  88'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jose Luís da Rosa (Uruguay)
Cruzeiro
River Plate
GK1 André
DF19 Donizete Amorim
DF3 Marcelo Djian
DF13 Márcio
DF17 Tércio
MF5 Donizete Oliveira 85'
MF20 Ricardinho
MF10 Valdo
FW7 Müller
FW11 Alex Alves
FW9 Marcelo Ramos 68'
Substitutes:
MF18 Paulo Isidoro 64'
MF16 Geovanni 68'
GK12 Maizena
DF14 Gustavo
FW21 Túlio
MF22 Leandro
DF23 Cris
Manager:
Levir Culpi
GK1 Roberto Bonano
DF19 Leonardo Ramos
DF2 Roberto Trotta
DF6 Pedro Sarabia
DF3 Diego Placente
MF23 Guillermo Ariel Pereyra 33'
MF16 Damián Álvarez 80a'
MF24 Marcelo Gómez 37'
FW25 Nelson Cuevas
FW11 Martín Cardetti 80b'
FW9 Sebastián Rambert 55'
Substitutes:
MF20 Leonel Gancedo 81' 55'
DF15 Ariel Franco 80a'
FW18 Cristian Gastón Castillo 80b'
GK12 Alejandro Saccone
DF13 Ariel Garcé
DF14 Norberto Acosta
MF22 Gabriel Pereyra
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:
Saúl Feldmann
William Martínez

Second leg
River Plate 0–3 Cruzeiro
Report Geovanni  18'
Marcelo Ramos  82' (pen.)
Gustavo  92'
Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino Valenzano (Paraguay)
River Plate
Cruzeiro
GK1 Roberto Bonano
DF4 Gustavo Lombardi
DF2 Roberto Trotta
DF14 Norberto Acosta
DF19 Leonardo Ramos
MF23 Guillermo Ariel Pereyra 63'
MF16 Damián Álvarez 45b'
MF20 Leonel Gancedo
MF8 Marcelo Escudero 45' 45a'
FW25 Nelson Cuevas
FW11 Martín Cardetti 44'
Substitutes:
MF24 Marcelo Gómez 73' 45a'
FW18 Cristian Gastón Castillo 45b'
DF13 Ariel Garcé 63'
GK17 Franco Constanzo
DF15 Ariel Franco
FW22 Gabriel Pereyra
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1 André
DF14 Gustavo
DF3 Marcelo Djian
DF23 Cris
DF6 André Luiz
MF15 Marcos Paulo
MF20 Ricardinho 64'
MF19 Donizete Amorim 68a'
FW18 Paulo Isidoro
FW16 Geovanni 24' 75'
FW11 Alex Alves 68b'
Substitutes:
MF8 Djair 68a'
DF25 Arnaldo Espínola 68b'
FW9 Marcelo Ramos 75'
GK12 Maizena
DF4 Isaías
MF5 Donizete Oliveira
FW21 Túlio
Manager:
Levir Culpi

Assistant referees:
Robert Troxler Ayala
Nelson Cano

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References
  1. River y Colón no tienen fecha fija La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
  2. River, con varios suplentes La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
  3. River perdió ante Cruzeiro y entregó una pálida imagen La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
  4. River debe ganar para seguir La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
  5. Cruzeiro volvió a dejar a River con las manos vacías La Nación, accessed on April 26, 2010
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