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Luiz Felipe Scolari's Palmeiras had been shaken by the defeat to Manchester United in the Club World Cup final, while the red-and-black team was still recovering from the troubled departure of Romário, who would still end up as Mercosul's top scorer. At Maracanã, Flamengo won the first game, 4-3, with a goal from Reinaldo in the 44th minute of the second half; before, Caio Ribeiro (twice) and Juan scored for the home team, while Júnior Baiano, Faustino Asprilla and Paulo Nunes scored for Palmeiras. The decision would be left to São Paulo. At the time, there was no away goal rule and any simple victory for Palmeiras would take the game to penalties. Credits for the video: pedro nedved • Final Mercosul 1999 Flamengo ...