1960_Intercontinental_Cup

1960 Intercontinental Cup

1960 Intercontinental Cup

Football match

The 1960 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the matchup between the reigning European football champion and the reigning South American football champion. The idea was born of discussions between Pierre Delauney, UEFA secretary and José Ramón de Freitas, CONMEBOL secretary.[1]

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The two-legged tie was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid (1959–60 European Cup winner) and Uruguayan club Peñarol (1960 Copa Libertadores winner). The first match-up ended with Los Merengues holding Peñarol to a 0–0 draw at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario, and then soundly winning 5–1 in the return leg at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu thanks to the marvelous performances of Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás.[2]

Qualified teams

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Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Centenario (left) and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, venues for the series

Match details

First leg

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1960 Intercontinental Cup
First leg
Attendance: 71,872
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Peñarol
Real Madrid

Second leg

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Second leg
Attendance: 90,000[3]
Referee: Ken Aston (England)
Real Madrid
Peñarol

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Aquella primera Copa Intercontinental... by Alfredo Relaño on El País, 15 Dec 2014
  2. [2]
    Así se ganó el título ante el Peñarol en 1960 by Antonio Leal on Real Madrid website, 4 Sep 2014
  3. [3]
    "Real Madrid v Peñarol, 4 September 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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