1962 Intercontinental Cup

Both teams lining up before the second match
Event	Intercontinental Cup
Santos Benfica
Santos won 4–0 on points
First leg
Santos Benfica 3 2
Date	19 September 1962 (1962-09-19)
Venue	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Rubén Cabrera ( Paraguay)
Attendance	85,459
Second leg
Benfica Santos 2 5
Date	11 October 1962 (1962-10-11)
Venue	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee	Pierre Schwinte ( France)
Attendance	73,000
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The 1962 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs between Brazilian club Santos, winners of the 1962 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1961–62 European Cup. Santos won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time. ^[1]

The tie is remembered as pitching Brazilian player Pelé against Portuguese player Eusébio, two of the leading players of the 1960s, who played against each other on only three occasions. ^[2] It is considered that the second leg, Santos' 2–5 win in Lisbon, in which Pelé scored a hat-trick, was the greatest performance ever seen in the competition. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
Santos	1962 Copa Libertadores champion	None
Benfica	1961–62 European Cup champion	1961

Bold indicates winning years

Match details

First leg

1962 Intercontinental Cup

19 September 1962

First leg

Santos	3–2	Benfica
Pelé 31', 85' Coutinho 64'	Report	Santana 58', 87'

Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 85,459

Referee: Rubén Cabrera ( Paraguay)

Santos

Benfica

GK 1 Gilmar (c) DF 4 Lima DF 2 Mauro Ramos DF 6 Calvet DF 3 Dalmo MF 5 Zito MF 8 Mengálvio FW 7 Dorval FW 9 Coutinho FW 10 Pelé FW 11 Pepe Manager: Lula

GK 1 José Rita DF 2 Ângelo Martins DF 3 Raúl Machado DF 4 Domiciano Cavém DF 5 Fernando Cruz MF 6 Humberto Fernandes FW 10 Mário Coluna (c) FW 7 José Augusto FW 8 Santana FW 9 Eusébio FW 11 António Simões Manager: Fernando Riera

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Second leg

11 October 1962

Second leg

Benfica	2–5	Santos
Eusébio 85' Santana 89'	Report	Pelé 15', 25', 64' Coutinho 48' Pepe 77'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 73,000

Referee: Pierre Schwinte ( France)

Benfica

Santos

GK 1 Costa Pereira DF 2 Jacinto Santos DF 3 Raúl Machado DF 4 Domiciano Cavém DF 5 Fernando Cruz MF 6 Humberto Fernandes FW 10 Mário Coluna (c) FW 7 José Augusto FW 8 Santana FW 9 Eusébio FW 11 António Simões Manager: Fernando Riera

GK 1 Gilmar (c) DF 4 Olavo DF 2 Mauro Ramos DF 6 Calvet DF 3 Dalmo MF 5 Zito MF 8 Lima FW 7 Dorval FW 9 Coutinho FW 10 Pelé FW 11 Pepe Manager: Lula

See also

• S.L. Benfica in international football
• Santos FC in South America

References

1. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1962". RSSS. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. ^ "REMEMBERING THREE RARE BUT MOMENTOUS OCCASIONS WHEN PELÉ AND EUSÉBIO SQUARED OFF". These Football Times. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. ^ "The best single game performances by the 6 greatest football/soccer players of all time".
4. ^ "Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". fifa. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
5. ^ Vickery, Tim (23 December 2009). "Will South Africa 2010 produce a new Pele?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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