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1968 Intercontinental Supercup
First leg
Date24 June 1969
Venue San Siro, Milan
RefereeJosé Ortiz de Mendibil ( Spain)
Attendance44,774
Second leg
Date(Not played)

The 1968 Intercontinental Supercup was the first edition of the Intercontinental Supercup, a matchup between the European and South American past winners of the Intercontinental Cup. The two-legged tie was contested between Italian club Internazionale and Brazilian club Santos. The first match-up between Internazionale and Santos ended with the Santásticos beating Inter 1–0 at Milan's San Siro. A second leg was programmed to be disputed but Inter rejected to participate any further. Santos were declared the winners.

Participating clubs

Club Eligible for
Spain Real Madrid Winner of the 1960 Intercontinental Cup
Italy Internazionale Winner of the 1964, 1965 Intercontinental Cup
Uruguay Peñarol Winner of the 1961, 1966 Intercontinental Cup
Brazil Santos Winner of the 1962, 1963 Intercontinental Cup
Argentina Racing Winner of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup

South American zone qualifiers

This South American zone tournament was contested between November 13, 1968, and May 22, 1969, between Peñarol, Santos, and Racing, the three South American winners of the Intercontinental Cup to date. Santos won the group and qualified to the final stage. [1]

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Santos 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Uruguay Peñarol 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 5
Argentina Racing 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1

Matches

November 13, 1968 Peñarol Uruguay 3–0 Argentina Racing Montevideo
Rocha 38'
Spencer 58'
Carrera 84'
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho ( Brazil)
November 19, 1968 Santos Brazil 2–0 Argentina Racing São Paulo
Pelé 35'
Edu 57'
Stadium: Estádio Parque Antárctica
Referee: Esteban Marino ( Uruguay)
April 19, 1969 Peñarol Uruguay 3–0 Brazil Santos Montevideo
Ramos ?' ( o.g.)
Rocha 56', 70' ( pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Guillermo Nimo ( Argentina)

European zone qualifiers

As the only two European winners of the Intercontinental Cup, Inter and Real Madrid were eligible for the competition. However, Real Madrid withdrew from the tournament, leaving Inter to face the South American zone winner.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
Italy Internazionale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Intercontinental Supercup
Spain Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew

Match details

First leg

1968 Intercontinental Supercup
First leg
Internazionale Italy0–1 Brazil Santos
Report Toninho Guerreiro 57'
Attendance: 44,774
Referee: José Ortiz de Mendibil ( Spain)
Inter
Santos

Second leg

Second leg
Santos Brazil(cancelled) Italy Internazionale

As Inter withdrew from the second leg, Santos was declared the winner.

Goalscorers

See also

References

General
  • Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José; Pierrend, José Luis; Reis, Santiago (3 May 1999). "Recopa Intercontinental". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José; Pierrend, José Luis; Reis, Santiago (June 23, 1999). "Recopa Sudamericana 1968". RSSSF. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

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