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]
| Event | Intercontinental Cup | ||||||
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| Real Madrid won 3–1 on points | |||||||
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| Date | 3 July 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo | ||||||
| Referee | José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 71,872 | ||||||
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| Date | 4 September 1960 | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | ||||||
| Referee | Ken Aston (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||||||
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. |
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 Real Madrid | 1959–60 European Cup champion | None |
 Peñarol | 1960 Copa Libertadores champion | None |
Bold indicates winning years
Venues
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Match details
editFirst leg
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Second leg
edit| Real Madrid | 5–1 | Peñarol |
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See also
edit- 1959–60 European Cup
- 1960 Copa Libertadores
- 1966 Intercontinental Cup – contested between same teams
- Real Madrid CF in international football competitions
References
edit- ^ Aquella primera Copa Intercontinental... by Alfredo Relaño on El País, 15 Dec 2014
- ^ Así se ganó el título ante el Peñarol en 1960 by Antonio Leal on Real Madrid website, 4 Sep 2014
- ^ "Real Madrid v Peñarol, 4 September 1960" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
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