1993 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1993 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 20th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 23 June to 7 August 1993.

Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Season	1993
Champions	Palmeiras (4th title)
Matches played	26
Goals scored	81 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer	Renato Gaúcho (Flamengo) – 6 goals
← 1966 1997 →

Participants

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	17	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	20	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	19	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	19	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	20	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965
Portuguesa	São Paulo	Canindé	20	Champions: 1952, 1955
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	16	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	20	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 best clubs of each group advanced to the finals.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1993 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:^[1]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corinthians	6	5	1	0	15	9	+6	11	Qualified to finals
2	Portuguesa	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	5
3	Botafogo	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	4
4	Vasco da Gama	6	1	2	3	11	14	−3	4

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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palmeiras	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	7	Qualified to finals
2	Santos	6	3	1	2	10	11	−1	7
3	Flamengo	6	2	2	2	13	10	+3	6
4	Fluminense	6	1	2	3	6	12	−6	4

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

Finals

4 August 1993 (1993-08-04)

Palmeiras	2–0	Corinthians
Edmundo 27', 29'	Report

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 18,719

Referee: Dionísio Roberto Domingos

---

7 August 1993 (1993-08-07)

Corinthians	0–0	Palmeiras
	Report

Pacaembu, São Paulo

Attendance: 28,363

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Renato Gaúcho	Flamengo	6
2	Válber	Corinthians	5
3	Bentinho	Portuguesa	4
	Pimentel	Vasco da Gama