1998 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1998 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 22nd edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 21 January to 4 March 1998.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	1998
Champions	Botafogo (4th title)
Matches played	30
Goals scored	82 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dodô (São Paulo) – 5 goals
Biggest home win	Palmeiras 4–2 Corinthians (Jan 24)
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Trophy

Participants

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	19	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	22	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	21	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	21	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	22	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	18	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	21	Runners-up: 1933, 1962
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	22	Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared)

Format

The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A and Group B, playing a double round-robin in each group, with the two best clubs advanced to semifinals. The winners of semifinals, advanced to the finals.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1998 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	4	1	1	12	8	+4	13	Qualified to semifinals
2	Botafogo	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
3	Vasco da Gama	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
4	Corinthians	6	1	0	5	5	10	−5	3

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	6	3	3	0	12	7	+5	12	Qualified to semifinals
2	São Paulo	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	7
3	Fluminense	6	1	3	2	9	10	−1	6
4	Flamengo	6	0	4	2	6	10	−4	4

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for.

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	2–2 (2–3 p)	São Paulo	2–1	0–1
Santos	2–2 (3–4 p)	Botafogo	0–0	2–2

Finals

28 February 1998 (1998-02-28)

São Paulo	2–3	Botafogo
Dodô 50' França 64'		Zé Carlos 38' Sérgio Manoel 74' Jorge Luiz 86'

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 38,560

Referee: Reinaldo Ribas

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4 March 1998 (1998-03-04)

Botafogo	2–2	São Paulo
Jefferson 11' Zé Carlos 76'		Adriano 37' Dodô 43'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 56,334

Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dodô	São Paulo	5
2	Bebeto	Botafogo	4
	Jorginho	Santos
	Rôni	Fluminense
	Zé Carlos	Botafogo