1960 Intercontinental Cup

Summary

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]

1960 Intercontinental Cup
EventIntercontinental Cup
Real Madrid won 3–1 on points
First leg
Date3 July 1960 (1960-07-03)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance71,872
Second leg
Date4 September 1960 (1960-09-04)
VenueSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid
RefereeKen Aston (England)
Attendance90,000
1951
1961

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 edit

Team Qualification Previous finals app.
  Real Madrid 1959–60 European Cup champion None
  Peñarol 1960 Copa Libertadores champion None

Bold indicates winning years

Venues edit

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

Match details edit

First leg edit

First leg
Peñarol  0–0  Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 71,872
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peñarol
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid

Second leg edit

Second leg
Real Madrid  5–1  Peñarol
Report
Attendance: 90,000[3]
Referee: Ken Aston (England)
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peñarol

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Match details and lineups at RSSSF.com