1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals

The 1995 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]

1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals

Event	1998 Copa CONMEBOL
Santos Rosario Central 1 0
(on aggregate)
First leg
Santos Rosario Central 1 0
Date	October 7, 1998
Venue	Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, São Paulo
Referee	José L. Da Rosa (Uruguay)
Attendance	17,400
Second leg
Rosario Central Santos 0 0
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 though 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

Team	Previous final app.
Santos	(none)
Rosario Central	1995

• Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Urbano Caldeira (left) and Gigante de Arroyito, venues for the series

Road to the final

Santos Round Rival 1 leg 2 leg Agg. 1st. Once Caldas 1–1 2–2 3–3 (3–2, p) QF LDU Quito 2–2 3–0 5–2 SF Sampaio Corrêa 0–0 5–1 5–1

Rosario Central Round Rival 1 leg 2 leg Agg. 1st Audax Italiano 2–0 0–1 2–1 QF Huracán Buceo 3–2 2–0 5–2 SF Atlético Mineiro 1–1 1–0 2–1

Notes

• QF = quarterfinal
• SF = semifinal

Match details

First leg

1998 Copa CONMEBOL Final

October 7, 1998

First leg

Santos FC	1–0	Rosario Central
Claudiomiro  28'	Report

Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos

Attendance: 14,700

Referee: José L. Da Rosa (Uruguay)

Santos

Rosario Central

GK 1 Zetti DF 4 Ânderson Lima DF 13 Jean DF 5 Claudiomiro DF 3 Athirson MF 17 Marcos Basilio MF 8 Narciso MF 23 Eduardo Marques MF Lúcio FW 19 Alessandro Cambalhota FW Viola Substitutes: FW 11 Adiel MF Fernandes MF 24 Gustavo Nery Manager: Émerson Leão

GK 1 José Buljubasich DF 4 Darío Marra DF 13 Germán Gerbaudo DF 6 Maximiliano Cuberas DF 3 Juan Ramón Jara MF 5 Hugo M. González MF 14 Christian Daniele MF 8 Javier Cappelletti MF 19 Walter Gaitán MF Marcelo Carracedo   FW 9 Darío Scotto Substitutes: FW E. Bustos Montoya   MF 21 Rubén Villarreal Manager: Edgardo Bauza

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Second leg

October 21, 1998

Second leg

Rosario Central	0–0	Santos
	Report

Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Rosario Central

Santos

GK 1 José Buljubasich DF 4 Darío Marra  74' DF 13 Germán Gerbaudo DF 6 Maximiliano Cuberas DF 3 Juan Ramón Jara MF 5 Hugo M. González  57' MF 14 Christian Daniele MF 11 Germán Rivarola MF 19 Walter Gaitán FW 17 Sebastián Flores FW 16 Rafael Maceratesi  63' Substitutes: MF 23 Ezequiel González  57' FW 20 Emanuel Ruiz  63' MF 8 Javier Cappelletti  74' Manager: Edgardo Bauza

GK 1 Zetti DF 4 Ânderson Lima DF 6 Sandro Barbosa DF 5 Claudiomiro DF 3 Athirson MF 17 Marcos Basilio MF 8 Narciso MF 23 Eduardo Marques   MF 16 Élder FW 18 Fernandes  76' FW 19 Alessandro Cambalhota  85' Substitutes: DF 14 Baiano  76' MF 11 Adiel  85' Manager: Émerson Leão

See also

• 1998 Copa CONMEBOL

References

1. Copa Conmebol 1998 by Juan Pablo Andrés, Pablo Ciullini and Julio Bovi Diogo on the RSSSF
2. El Santos sacó "chapa" en Arroyito y dio la vuelta ante Rosario Central on Infobae, 28 Oct 2012
3. Central no pudo darlo vuelta on La Nación, 22 Oct 1998