# 1998 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1998 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1998 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Vasco da Gama and Ecuadorian club Barcelona. The first leg was played on August 12 at Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro, with the second leg played on August 26 at Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Vasco da Gama | None |
| Barcelona | 1990 |

## Route to the finals

| Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama | Vasco da Gama |
| Colo-Colo H 2–1 | Delgado 45' Morales 87' (pen.) | Round of 16 First leg | Round of 16 First leg | Cruzeiro H 2–1 | Luizão 27' Donizete 56' |
| Colo-Colo A 2–2 | Delgado 45', 54' | Second leg | Second leg | Cruzeiro A 0–0 | |
| Bolívar A 1–1 | Delgado 80' | Quarterfinals First leg | Quarterfinals First leg | Grêmio A 1–1 | Pedrinho 46' |
| Bolívar H 4–0 | Asencio 10', 74' Gómez 33' Rosero 52' | Second leg | Second leg | Grêmio H 1–0 | Pedrinho 39' |
| Cerro Porteño H 1–0 | de Avila 11' | Semifinals First leg | Semifinals First leg | River Plate H 1–0 | Donizete 10' |
| Cerro Porteño A 1–2 (p. 4–3) | Asencio 72' | Second leg | Second leg | River Plate A 1–1 | Juninho 82' |

## Matches
### First leg

| Vasco | Barcelona |
Carlos Germano :
| DF | 10 | Vágner |
| DF | 3 | Odvan | 6' |
| DF | 4 | Mauro Galvão (c) |
| DF | 5 | Luisinho |
| MF | 6 | Felipe |
| MF | 8 | Nasa | | 66' |
| MF | 19 | Juninho | | 82' |
| MF | 16 | Pedrinho | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Luizão | 24' |
| FW | 7 | Donizete |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Márcio Cazorla |
| | 2 | Vítor | | 66' |
| MF | 15 | Alex | | 66' |
| | 18 | Válber | | 82' |
| | 11 | Ramon |
| | 21 | Mauricinho |
| | 22 | Sorato |
| Manager: |||
| Antônio Lopes ||||
63' :
| DF | 2 | Luis Gómez | | 35' |
| DF | 24 | Holger Quiñonez |
| DF | 3 | Jimmy Montanero (c) |
| DF | 6 | Luis Capurro |
| MF | 25 | Roberto Macias | | 55' |
| MF | 16 | Julio Rosero | | 45' |
| MF | 8 | Marcelo Morales | 9' |
| MF | 15 | Washington Aires |
| FW | 26 | Antony de Ávila |
| FW | 11 | Nicolas Asencio |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Emilio Valencia |
| | 23 | Wagner Rivera | | 35' |
| DF | 18 | Raúl Noriega |
| DF | 17 | Fricson George | | 55' |
| MF | 5 | Héctor Carabalí | | 45' |
| | 10 | Angel Sotelo |
| | 7 | Carlos Yanes |
| Manager: |||
| Rubén Darío Insúa ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Velázquez
* Jorge Galatti
* Fourth official:

### Second leg

| Barcelona | Vasco |
BARCELONA: :
| GK | 1 | José Francisco Cevallos |
| DF | 2 | Luis Gómez | 40' |
| DF | 18 | Raúl Noriega | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Holger Quiñonez | 90' |
| DF | 24 | Jimmy Montanero (c) | 67' |
| DF | 17 | Fricson George |
| MF | 5 | Héctor Carabalí | 78' |
| MF | 8 | Marcelo Morales |
| MF | 26 | Antony de Ávila | 25' |
| FW | 13 | Agustin Delgado | 91' |
| FW | 11 | Nicolas Asencio |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Emilio Valencia |
| | 4 | Alberto Montaño |
| DF | 6 | Luis Capurro |
| | 7 | Carlos Yanes |
| MF | 15 | Washington Aires | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Julio Rosero |
| | 23 | Wagner Rivera |
| Manager: |||
| Rubén Darío Insúa ||||
VASCO DA GAMA: :
| GK | 1 | Carlos Germano | 70' |
| DF | 10 | Vágner |
| DF | 3 | Odvan | 10' |
| DF | 4 | Mauro Galvão (c) |
| DF | 6 | Felipe | 95' |
| MF | 5 | Luisinho | | 87' |
| MF | 8 | Nasa |
| MF | 19 | Juninho | 55' |
| MF | 16 | Pedrinho | | 74' |
| FW | 7 | Donizete | 93' |
| FW | 9 | Luizão | | 82' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Márcio |
| DF | 2 | Vítor | | 87' |
| DF | 15 | Alex Pinho | | 82' |
| DF | 18 | Válber |
| MF | 11 | Ramon | 78' | 74' |
| MF | 17 | Nélson |
| FW | 21 | Mauricinho |
| Manager: |||
| Antônio Lopes ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Claudio Rossi
* Jorge Rattalino
* Fourth official:
* Claudio Martin