Almost two decades since their last match, the teams will be playing this Saturday (21) for the Florida Cup Playoffs third-place
Seventeen years after theirs last encounter, Vasco and River Plate are meeting again. This time Brazilians and Argentinians will be facing each other in the U.S, for the Florida Cup third-place match.
Their last duel was in 1998, in a Libertadores semifinal that helped to grow a rivalry between the teams.
(Vasco.com.br / Release)
In the first match Vasco won by 1-0 with a Donizete ‘Pantera’ goal in a crowded São Januário.