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1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Field	Value
competition	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
season	1998
winners	Corinthians
2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
relegated	América-MG
Goiás
Bragantino
América-RN
continentalcup1	Copa Libertadores
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Corinthians
Vasco da Gama(title holders)
Palmeiras (Copa do Brasil champions)
matches	297
total goals	851
league topscorer	Viola (21 goals)
prevseason	1997
nextseason	1999

2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title Goiás Bragantino América-RN Vasco da Gama(title holders) Palmeiras (Copa do Brasil champions) The 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 42nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil.

Overview

It was contested by 24 teams, and Corinthians won the championship.

First phase

Quarterfinals

Teams	Scores	Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Cruzeiro Minas Gerais	6:3	São Paulo Palmeiras	2:1	1:2	3:2	6:5
Portuguesa São Paulo	5:2	Paraná Coritiba	3:1	0:0	2:2	5:3
Sport Pernambuco	3:6	São Paulo Santos	3:1	1:2	0:3	4:6
Grêmio Rio Grande do Sul	3:6	São Paulo Corinthians	0:1	2:0	0:1	2:2

Semifinals

Teams	Scores	Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Cruzeiro Minas Gerais	6:3	São Paulo Portuguesa	3:1	1:2	1:0	5:3
Santos São Paulo	4:4	São Paulo Corinthians	2:1	0:2	1:1	3:4

Finals

First leg

Müller Marcelinho Carioca

Second leg

Replay

Marcelinho Carioca

Final standings

Top scorers

Pos.	Scorer	Club	url=http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonatos/campeonato-brasileiro/1998/jogadores/pagina/0/ordem/7
1	BRA Viola	Santos	21
2	BRA Marcelinho Carioca	Corinthians	19
BRA Fábio Júnior	Cruzeiro	18
BRA Valdir	Atlético Mineiro	18
BRA Edílson	Corinthians	15
BRA Leandro Amaral	Portuguesa	15
BRA Romário	Flamengo	14
FRY Dejan Petković	Vitória	14

References

"1998 Série A Statistics". Globo Esporte.

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