# 1999 Copa Libertadores finals

The 1999 Copa Libertadores final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1999 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Palmeiras and Colombian club Deportivo Cali. The first leg was played at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali while the second leg was played at Estádio Palestra Itália (also known as "Parque Antarctica") of São Paulo.
After the series finished in a 2–2 tie on aggregate, Palmeiras was crowned champion by penalty shoot-out.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Deportivo Cali | 1978 |
| Palmeiras | 1961, 1968 |

## Route to the finals

| Palmeiras | Palmeiras | Palmeiras | Deportivo Cali | Deportivo Cali | Deportivo Cali |
| Vasco da Gama H 1–1 | Oséas 41' | Round of 16 First leg | Round of 16 First leg | Colo-Colo H 2–0 | Bonilla 3' Zapata 12' (pen.) |
| Vasco da Gama A 4–2 | Paulo Nunes 28' Alex 31', 48' Arce 50' | Second leg | Second leg | Colo-Colo A 0–1 | |
| Corinthians H 2–0 | Oséas 19' Rogério 67' | Quarterfinals First leg | Quarterfinals First leg | Bella Vista H 2–1 | Zapata 40' Bonilla 67' |
| Corinthians A 0–2 (p. 4–2) | | Second leg | Second leg | Bella Vista A 1–1 | Bonilla 79' |
| River Plate A 0–1 | | Semifinals First leg | Semifinals First leg | Cerro Porteño H 4–0 | Castillo 35' Candelo 46' Córdoba 86' Pérez 88' |
| River Plate H 3–0 | Alex 16', 87' Roque Junior 18' | Second leg | Second leg | Cerro Porteño A 2–3 | Candelo 27' Bonilla 89' |

## Final summary
### First leg

| Deportivo Cali | Palmeiras |
Rafael Dudamel :
| DF | 14 | John Pérez |
| DF | 23 | Mario Yepes | 58' |
| DF | 25 | Andrés Mosquera |
| DF | 20 | Gerardo Bedoya |
| MF | 4 | Alexander Viveros |
| MF | 21 | Martín Zapata (c) |
| MF | 17 | Mayer Candelo |
| FW | 11 | Geovanny Córdoba |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Bonilla | | 73' |
| FW | 7 | Carlos Castillo | | 80' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Fabián Domínguez |
| | 13 | Miguel Marrero | 80' | 73' |
| MF | 6 | Herman Gaviria |
| | 5 | Manuel Valencia |
| | 24 | Wilson Cano |
| | 3 | Freddy Hurtado |
| | 16 | Emiliano Rey | | 80' |
| Manager: |||
| José Hernández ||||
Marcos :
| DF | 2 | Francisco Arce | 78' |
| DF | 3 | Junior Baiano |
| DF | 5 | Roque Junior |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 8 | César Sampaio (c) |
| MF | 16 | Rogério | 19' |
| MF | 10 | Alex | | 71' |
| MF | 11 | Zinho | 51' | 83' |
| FW | 7 | Paulo Nunes |
| FW | 9 | Oséas | | 47' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Sérgio |
| MF | 25 | Galeano | | 83' |
| DF | 23 | Agnaldo |
| DF | 21 | Rubens Júnior |
| MF | 18 | Jackson |
| FW | 24 | Euller | | 71' |
| MF | 17 | Evair | | 47' |
| Manager: |||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Juan Riquelme
* Héctor Poblete
* Fourth official:
* Guido Aros

### Second leg

| Palmeiras | Deportivo Cali |
Marcos :
| DF | 2 | Francisco Arce | | 57' |
| DF | 3 | Junior Baiano | 55' |
| DF | 5 | Roque Junior |
| DF | 6 | Júnior |
| MF | 8 | César Sampaio (c) |
| MF | 16 | Rogério |
| MF | 10 | Alex | 39' | 75' |
| MF | 11 | Zinho | 68' |
| FW | 7 | Paulo Nunes |
| FW | 9 | Oséas |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Sérgio |
| MF | 17 | Evair | 90+5' | 57' |
| DF | 4 | Cléber |
| FW | 24 | Euller | | 75' |
| MF | 18 | Jackson |
| DF | 21 | Rubens Júnior |
| MF | 25 | Galeano |
| Manager: |||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||||
89' :
| DF | 14 | John Pérez | | 84' |
| DF | 23 | Mario Yepes |
| DF | 25 | Andrés Mosquera | 79' |
| DF | 20 | Gerardo Bedoya | 61' |
| MF | 4 | Alexander Viveros |
| MF | 21 | Martín Zapata (c) |
| MF | 17 | Mayer Candelo | | 61' |
| MF | 8 | Arley Betancourt | 35' |
| FW | 9 | Víctor Bonilla |
| FW | 11 | Geovanny Córdoba | 22' | 80' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Fabián Domínguez |
| | 3 | Freddy Hurtado | 73' | 61' |
| | 5 | Manuel Valencia | | 80' |
| MF | 6 | Herman Gaviria | | 84' |
| FW | 7 | Carlos Castillo |
| | 13 | Miguel Marrero |
| | 24 | Wilson Cano |
| Manager: |||
| José Hernández ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Giacomuzzi
* Néstor González
* Fourth official:
* Robert Troxler