1999 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1999 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 23rd edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 23 January to 3 March 1999.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	1999
Champions	Vasco da Gama (3rd title)
Matches played	29
Goals scored	99 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alessandro (Santos) Bebeto (Botafogo) Guilherme (Vasco da Gama) – 5 goals each
Biggest home win	Botafogo 6–1 Corinthians (Jan 24)
Biggest away win	Palmeiras 1–5 Vasco da Gama (Jan 24)
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Participants

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	20	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1998
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	23	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	22	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	22	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	23	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	19	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared), 1997
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	22	Runners-up: 1933, 1962, 1998
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	23	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 1999 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos	6	3	1	2	13	8	+5	10	Qualified to semifinals
2	Vasco da Gama	5	3	1	1	12	7	+5	10
3	Fluminense	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6
4	Palmeiras	6	2	0	4	7	17	−10	6

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

Note: The match Fluminense vs. Vasco da Gama it was not held because the clubs could not reach an agreement on the stadium where the match would take place.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Paulo	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	13	Qualified to semifinals
2	Botafogo	6	2	2	2	15	12	+3	8
3	Flamengo	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	8
4	Corinthians	6	1	1	4	6	16	−10	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
Santos	3–0	Botafogo	1–0	2–0
São Paulo	4–5	Vasco da Gama	3–2	1–3

Finals

28 February 1999 (1999-02-28)

Vasco da Gama	3–1	Santos
Mauro Galvão 16' Juninho Pernambucano 65' Zezinho 71'		Alessandro 20'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 81,421

Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

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3 March 1999 (1999-03-03)

Santos	1–2	Vasco da Gama
Alessandro 46'		Zé Maria 45+1' Juninho Pernambucano 74'

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 32,495

Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alessandro	Santos	5
	Bebeto	Botafogo
	Guilherme	Vasco da Gama
4	Juninho Pernambucano	Vasco da Gama	4
	Marcos Assunção	Santos
	Serginho	São Paulo