The 1963 European Cup final was a
football match between
AC Milan and
Benfica, held at
Wembley Stadium,
London, on 22 May 1963. Milan won the match 2–1, winning the
European Cup for the first time.[2] Runners-up Benfica made their third consecutive appearance in the final, having won both the
1961 and
1962 finals.
Milan's win in this match marked the first European Cup title for any Italian side. This match was also the first European Cup final not to feature a team from Spain.
^A Brazilian
expatriate, Altafini had represented his native Brazil at the
1958 FIFA World Cup, but in 1961 he changed allegiances to Italy. He notably played for Italy at the
1962 World Cup.[3]