COPA MERCOSUR 1999



Group A (Cruzeiro, Racing Club, Palmeiras, River Plate)
Group B (Corinthians, Independiente, Vélez Sarsfield, Gremio)
Group C (Universidad Católica, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Boca Juniors, Sao Paulo)
Group D (Nacional, Cerro Porteño, Peñarol, Vasco da Gama)
Group E (Flamengo, Olimpia, Universidad de Chile, Colo Colo)

QUARTERFINAL
SEMIFINAL
FINAL

FIRST STAGE

GROUP A

Jul 27 River Plate (ARG) - Palmeiras (BRA) 3-3
0-1 (7') Ze María
1-1 (9') Martín Cardetti
1-2 (37') Evair
1-3 (70') Jackson
2-3 (87' og) Catalino Rivarola
3-3 (90') Martín Cardetti

Aug 03 Cruzeiro (BRA) - River Plate (ARG) 2-0
1-0 (13') Muller
2-0 (88') Giovani

Aug 05 Palmeiras (BRA) - Racing Club (ARG) 7-0
1-0 (12') Euller
2-0 (15') Oseas
3-0 (27') Oseas
4-0 (36') Euller
5-0 (45') Paulo Nunes
6-0 (49') Rogerio
7-0 (75') Rogerio

Aug 12 River Plate (ARG) - Racing Club (ARG) 4-0
1-0 (44') Ariel Franco
2-0 (73') Martín Cardetti
3-0 (75') Nelson Cuevas
4-0 (77') Martín Cardetti

Aug 26 Palmeiras (BRA) - Cruzeiro (BRA) 2-2
0-1 (9') Marcelo Ramos
1-1 (45') Roque Junior
2-1 (57') Alex
2-2 (65') Marcelo Ramos

Sep 01 Cruzeiro (BRA) - Racing Club (ARG) 2-0
1-0 (9') Muller
2-0 (64') Cris

Sep 02 Palmeiras (BRA) - River Plate (ARG) 3-0
1-0 (63') Evair
2-0 (74') Oseas
3-0 (80') Oseas

Sep 09 Racing Club (ARG) - Palmeiras (BRA) 2-4
0-1 (6') Alex
1-1 (24') Maximiliano Estévez
1-2 (26') Paulo Nunes
1-3 (43') Zinho
2-3 (63' pk) Claudio Ubeda
2-4 (82') Edmilson

Sep 15 Racing Club (ARG) - Cruzeiro (BRA) 0-4
0-1 (34') Paulo Isidoro
0-2 (41') Andre Luis
0-3 (51') Djair
0-4 (58') Paulo Isidoro

Sep 23 River Plate (ARG) - Cruzeiro (BRA) 0-3
0-1 (18') Giovani
0-2 (83' pk) Marcelo Ramos
0-3 (90') Gustavo

Oct 06 Racing Club (ARG) - River Plate (ARG) 0-1
0-1 (82') Cristián Castillo

Oct 07 Cruzeiro (BRA) - Palmeiras (BRA) 3-0
1-0 (53') Marcelo Ramos
2-0 (74') Marcelo Ramos
3-0 (78') Paulo Isidoro

STANDINGS
1.Cruzeiro (BRA) 6510162 16
2.Palmeiras (BRA) 63211910 11
3.River Plate (ARG) 6213811 7
4.Racing Club (ARG) 6006222 0

Qualify Cruzeiro and Palmeiras

GROUP B

Jul 28 Corinthians (BRA) - Independiente (ARG) 1-2
1-0 (30') Luizao
1-1 (52') Esteban Cambiasso
1-2 (77') Luis Guadalupe

Jul 28 Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) - Gremio (BRA) 1-1
1-0 (19' pk) Patricio Camps
1-1 (36') Agnaldo

Aug 05 Independiente (ARG) - Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 1-1
1-0 (86') Esteban Cambiasso
1-1 (90' pk) Patricio Camps

Aug 10 Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) - Corinthians (BRA) 0-3
0-1 (43') Ricardinho
0-2 (79') Fernando Bahiano
0-3 (88') Fernando Bahiano

Aug 11 Gremio (BRA) - Independiente (ARG) 2-0
1-0 (53') Ronaldinho
2-0 (84') Magrão

Aug 24 Gremio (BRA) - Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 1-0
1-0 (19') Macedo

Aug 27 Gremio (BRA) - Corinthians (BRA) 0-0

Sep 01 Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) - Independiente (ARG) 1-1 *
1-0 (84') Patricio Camps
1-1 (87') José Luis Calderón

Sep 16 Corinthians (BRA) - Gremio (BRA) 4-1
1-0 (9') Fernando Baiano
2-0 (38') Marcelinho
2-1 (43') Ronaldinho
3-1 (73') Luizao
4-1 (79') Fernando Baiano

Sep 28 Independiente (ARG) - Corinthians (BRA) 2-0
1-0 (51') José Luis Calderón
2-0 (66') Bruno Marioni

Oct 05 Corinthians (BRA) - Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 2-0
1-0 (20') Freddy Rincón
2-0 (65') Cesar Prates

Oct 05 Independiente (ARG) - Gremio (BRA) 1-0
1-0 (77') Claudio Graf

* Match was started on Sept 1 and abandoned at halftime when a firecracker hit a player. Remaining 45 minutes only were played September 20.

STANDINGS
1.Independiente (ARG) 632175 11
3.Corinthians (BRA) 6312105 10
2.Gremio (BRA) 622256 8
4.Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 603339 3

Qualify Independiente and Corinthians

GROUP C

Jul 29 Universidad Católica (CHI) - San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 1-0
1-0 (11') Hugo Brizuela

Jul 31 Boca Juniors (ARG) - Sao Paulo (BRA) 5-1
1-0 (3') Guillermo Barros Schelotto
2-0 (13' pk) Guillermo Barros Schelotto
3-0 (21') Hugo Ibarra
3-1 (30') Rai
4-1 (31' pk) Guillermo Barros Schelotto
5-1 (90') Antonio Barijho

Aug 04 San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) - Boca Juniors (ARG) 1-0
1-0 (15') Ariel López

Aug 11 Universidad Católica (CHI) - Sao Paulo (BRA) 0-3
0-1 (23') Wilson
0-2 (34') Franca
0-3 (85') Souza

Aug 25 Sao Paulo (BRA) - San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 4-1
1-0 (10') Carlos Miguel
2-0 (35') Rogerio
3-0 (60') Franca
4-0 (62') Marcelinho
4-1 (88') Bernardo Romeo

Aug 26 Boca Juniors (ARG) - Universidad Católica (CHI) 1-0
1-0 (81') Martín Palermo

Sep 07 San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) - Universidad Católica (CHI) 4-0
1-0 (19') Lucas Pusineri
2-0 (39') Bernardo Romeo
3-0 (54') Raúl Estévez
4-0 (77') Raúl Estévez

Sep 08 Sao Paulo (BRA) - Boca Juniors (ARG) 1-1
0-1 (24') Diego Cagna
1-1 (38') Marcio Santos

Sep 22 Sao Paulo (BRA) - Universidad Católica (CHI) 2-0
1-0 (24') Franca
2-0 (83') Franca

Sep 22 Boca Juniors (ARG) - San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 0-1
0-1 (30') Claudio Rodríguez

Oct 07 San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) - Sao Paulo (BRA) 1-0
1-0 (15') Lucas Pusineri

Oct 07 Universidad Católica (CHI) - Boca Juniors (ARG) 1-3
0-1 (2') Martín Palermo
0-2 (62' pk) Guillermo Barros Schellotto
1-2 (78' pk) Marco Figueroa
1-3 (81') Guillermo Barros Schellotto

STANDINGS
1.San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 640285 12
2.Boca Juniors (ARG) 6312105 10
3.Sao Paulo (BRA) 6312118 10
4.U. Católica (CHI) 6105213 3

Qualify San Lorenzo de Almagro

GROUP D

Jul 28 Nacional (URU) - Cerro Porteño (PAR) 3-1
1-0 (2') Gustavo Varela
2-0 (16') Milton Núñez
2-1 (23') Sergio Fernández
3-1 (90') Rubén Sosa

Jul 29 Peñarol (URU) - Vasco da Gama (BRA) 2-1
0-1 (23') Juninho
1-1 (27') Marcelo De Souza
2-1 (30') Marcelo Romero

Aug 03 Vasco da Gama (BRA) - Nacional (URU) 1-0
1-0 (88') Alex Oliveira

Aug 11 Cerro Porteño (PAR) - Peñarol (URU) 2-2
0-1 (31') Nestor Cedrés
0-2 (52') Marcelo De Souza
1-2 (64') Raúl Román
2-2 (84') Darío Caballero

Aug 24 Cerro Porteño (PAR) - Vasco da Gama (BRA) 1-1
1-0 (74') Juan Manuel Sara
1-1 (89') Donizete

Aug 25 Peñarol (URU) - Nacional (URU) 0-0

Aug 31 Vasco da Gama (BRA) - Peñarol (URU) 1-1
1-0 (55') Gilberto
1-1 (85') Nestor Cedrés

Sep 07 Nacional (URU) - Vasco da Gama (BRA) 3-0
1-0 (4') Milton Núñez
2-0 (17') Milton Núñez
3-0 (65') Milton Núñez

Sep 15 Peñarol (URU) - Cerro Porteño (PAR) 3-2
0-1 (60') Gauchinho
0-2 (76') Oswaldo Peralta
1-2 (78') Walter Pandiani
2-2 (84') Pablo Bengoechea
3-2 (90') Walter Pandiani

Sep 29 Cerro Porteño (PAR) - Nacional (URU) 2-3
0-1 (13') Gabriel Alvez
1-1 (23') Jorge Campos
2-1 (76') Diego Galván
2-2 (82') Raul Bergara
2-3 (87') Gabriel Alvez

Oct 05 Vasco da Gama (BRA) - Cerro Porteño (PAR) 5-1
1-0 (31') Viola
2-0 (74') Paulo Cesar
3-0 (76') Paulo Isidoro
3-1 (79') Raúl Román
4-1 (88' pk) Ramon
5-1 (90') Ramon

Oct 05 Nacional (URU) - Peñarol (URU) 1-2
0-1 (21') Walter Pandiani
0-2 (62') Antonio Pacheco
1-2 (81') Jorge Delgado

STANDINGS
1.Peñarol (URU) 6330107 12
2.Nacional (URU) 6312106 10
3.Vasco da Gama (BRA) 622298 8
4.Cerro Porteño (PAR) 6024917 2

Qualify Peñarol

GROUP E

Jul 27 Flamengo (BRA) - Olimpia (PAR) 2-1
1-0 (12') Romario
2-0 (44') Romario
2-1 (55' pk) Walter Avalos

Jul 28 Universidad de Chile (CHI) - Colo Colo (CHI) 0-2
0-1 (42') Sebastián González
0-2 (47' og) Marcos González

Aug 04 Colo Colo (CHI) - Flamengo (BRA) 0-4
0-1 (12') Rodrigo Mendes
0-2 (21') Romario
0-3 (45') Rodrigo Mendes
0-4 (80') Fabio Baiano

Aug 04 Olimpia (PAR) - Universidad de Chile (CHI) 2-1
1-0 (9') Richart Báez
1-1 (30') Pedro González
2-1 (83' pk) Francisco Esteche

Aug 12 Colo Colo (CHI) - Olimpia (PAR) 1-0
1-0 (75' og) Virginio Cáceres

Aug 26 Universidad de Chile (CHI) - Flamengo (BRA) 2-0
1-0 (62') Jorge Guzmán
2-0 (68') Emiliano Rey

Sep 08 Olimpia (PAR) - Flamengo (BRA) 3-1
0-1 (12') Pimentel
1-1 (33') Francisco Esteche
2-1 (41') Juan Carlos Franco
3-1 (87') Julio César Yegros

Sep 09 Colo Colo (CHI) - Universidad de Chile (CHI) 0-0

Sep 15 Universidad de Chile (CHI) - Olimpia (PAR) 1-2
1-0 (18') Flavio Maestri
1-1 (21') Richart Báez
1-2 (31') Walter Avalos

Sep 21 Flamengo (BRA) - Colo Colo (CHI) 2-2
1-0 (19') Caio
2-0 (38') Marco Antonio
2-1 (79') Raúl Muñoz
2-2 (86') Fernando Vergara

Oct 07 Flamengo (BRA) - Universidad de Chile (CHI) 7-0
1-0 (5') Caio
2-0 (16') Romario
3-0 (17') Romario
4-0 (35') Romario
5-0 (48') Marco Antonio
6-0 (55') Romario
7-0 (87') Rodrigo Mendes

Oct 07 Olimpia (PAR) - Colo Colo (CHI) 2-1
1-0 (30') Richart Báez
1-1 (50') Marcelo Barticciotto
2-1 (67') José Puente

STANDINGS
1.Olimpia (PAR) 6402107 12
2.Flamengo (BRA) 6312168 10
3.Colo Colo (CHI) 622268 8
4.U. de Chile (CHI) 6114413 4

Qualify Olimpia and Flamengo

Qualify all the winners of the groups (5) and three best runners-ups


QUARTERFINALS

First Leg

Oct 22 Palmeiras (BRA) - Cruzeiro (BRA) 7-3
1-0 (1') Paulo Nunes
1-1 (18') Isaías
1-2 (28') Ricardinho
2-2 (58') Evair
3-2 (77') Alex
4-2 (80') Evair
4-3 (85') Marcelo Ramos
5-3 (86') Euller
6-3 (90') Paulo Nunes
7-3 (92') Euller

Nov 2 Independiente (ARG) - Flamengo (BRA) 1-1
0-1 (60') Fabio Baiano
1-1 (77') José Luis Calderón

Oct 21 San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) - Corinthians (BRA) 2-1
0-1 (25') Ricardinho
1-1 (43') Leandro Romagnoli
2-1 (61') Iván Córdoba

Oct 20 Olimpia (PAR) - Peñarol (URU) 1-0
1-0 (70') Luis Monzón

Second Leg

Oct 29 Cruzeiro (BRA) - Palmeiras (BRA) 2-0
1-0 (45') Muller
2-0 (48') Valdo

Nov 5 Flamengo (BRA) - Independiente (ARG) 4-0
1-0 (17') Leandro Machado
2-0 (20') Fabio Bahiano
3-0 (24') Romario
4-0 (55') Leandro Machado

Oct 27 Corinthians (BRA) - San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 1-2
1-0 (14') Edilson
1-1 (17') Franco
1-2 (52') Bernardo Romeo

Oct 27 Peñarol (URU) - Olimpia (PAR) 3-0
1-0 (15') Nestor Cedrés
2-0 (60') Walter Pandiani
3-0 (75') Walter Pandiani


SEMIFINAL

First Leg

Nov 18 San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) - Palmeiras (BRA) 1-0
1-0 (56' pk) Ivan Córdoba

Nov 25 Flamengo (BRA) - Peñarol (URU) 3-0
1-0 (28' pk) Leandro Machado
2-0 (44') Maurinho
3-0 (82') Le

Second Leg

Dec 7 Palmeiras (BRA) - San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) 3-0
1-0 (3') Junior Baiano
2-0 (74') Francisco Arce
3-0 (90' pk) Francisco Arce

Dec 9 Peñarol (URU) - Flamengo (BRA) 3-2
1-0 (45') Pedro Bengoechea
1-1 (75' pk) Athirson
1-2 (79') Reinaldo
2-2 (83') Martín García
3-2 (90') Pedro Bengoechea


FINAL

First Leg

Dec 16 Flamengo (BRA) 4-3 Palmeiras (BRA)
STADIUM: Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
ATTENDANCE: 40.000
REFEREE: Wilson Souza (Brazil)
FLAMENGO: Clemer; Maurinho, Celio Silva, Juan, Athirson; Marcelo (63 Rodrigo Mendes), Leonardo, Leandro Avila, Leandro Machado (78 Jorginho); Iranildo (45 Caio), Reinaldo
T: Carlinhos
PALMEIRAS: Marcos; Francisco Arce, Junior Baiano, Galeano, Junior; Cesar Sampaio, Paulo Nunes, Alex, Zinho; Rogerio, Faustino Asprilla
T: Luis Felipe Scolari
GOALS: 1-0 (4') Juan, 1-1 (43') Junior Baiano, 1-2 (66) Faustino Asprilla, 2-2 (69') Caio, 2-3 (72') Paulo Nunes, 3-3 (73') Caio, 4-3 (82') Reinaldo
YELLOW CARDS: Leandro Machado (F); F. Asprilla, Junior Baiano (P)

Second Leg

Dec 20 Palmeiras (BRA) 3-3 Flamengo (BRA)
STADIUM: Parque Antartica, Sao Paulo
ATTENDANCE: 40.000
REFEREE: Luciano Almeida (Brazil)
PALMEIRAS: Marcos; Francisco Arce, Junior Baiano, Cleber, Junior; Paulo Nunes (73 Rogerio), Cesar Sampaio (85 Edmilson), Alex, Zinho; Faustino Asprilla, Euller (80 Oseas)
T: Luis Felipe Scolari
FLAMENGO: Clemer; Maurinho, Celio Silva, Juan, Marcelo (75 Le); Athirson, Caio (80 Iranildo), Leandro Avila, Leandro Machado; Leonardo (45 Rodrigo Mendes), Reinaldo
T: Carlinhos
GOALS: 1-0 (21' pk) Francisco Arce, 1-1 (48') Caio, 1-2 (55') Rodrigo Mendes, 2-2 (58') Francisco Arce, 3-2 (65') Paulo Nunes, 3-3 (83') Le
YELLOW CARDS: F. Asprilla, Junior Baiano, Cesar Sampaio (P); Maurinho, Athirson (F)
RED CARD: Leandro Machado (F)


CHAMPION: FLAMENGO (BRA)