The 1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the final match series to decide the winner of the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL, a continental cup competition organised by CONMEBOL. The final was contested by Argentine club Rosario Central and Brazilian Santos FC.[1]
| Event | 1998 Copa CONMEBOL | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | October 7, 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, São Paulo | ||||||
| Referee | José L. Da Rosa (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,400 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | October 21, 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | ||||||
| Referee | Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,000 | ||||||
Played under a two-legged tie system, Santos won the first leg held in Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, São Paulo. As the second leg at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario ended in a 0–0 tie, Santos won 10 on aggregate, achieving their first Cup trophy.[1][2]
The series became infamous for the tough play from both sides, with many players being penalised with yellow cards and even sent off (only in the second leg in Arroyito, the referee showed the yellow card to eight players and sent off two).[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Previous final app. |
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 Santos |
(none) |
 Rosario Central |
1995 |
- Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Route to the final
editNote: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Santos
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Round | Rosario Central
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
 Once Caldas(tied 3–3 on aggregate, won on penalties) |
Home | 2–1 | First round |  Audax Italiano(won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Home | 2–0 |
| Away | 2–1 (2–3 p) | Away | 1–0 | |||
 LDU Quito(won 5–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–2 | Quarter-finals |  Huracán Buceo(won 5–2 on aggregate) |
Away | 2–3 |
| Home | 3–0 | Home | 2–0 | |||
| Sampaio Corrêa (won 5–1 on aggregate) |
Home | 0–0 | Semi-finals | Atlético Mineiro (won 2–1 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–1 |
| Away | 1–5 | Away | 0–1 | |||
Match details
editFirst leg
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Second leg
edit| Rosario Central | 0–0 | Santos |
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| Report |
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Santos
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Copa Conmebol 1998 by Juan Pablo Andrés, Pablo Ciullini and Julio Bovi Diogo on the RSSSF
- ^ El Santos sacó "chapa" en Arroyito y dio la vuelta ante Rosario Central on Infobae, 28 Oct 2012
- ^ Central no pudo darlo vuelta on La Nación, 22 Oct 1998