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1969 Intercontinental Cup

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1969 Intercontinental Cup
Milan, champions
EventIntercontinental Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date8 September 1969 (1969-09-08)
VenueSan Siro, Milan
RefereeRoger Machin (France)
Attendance60,675
Second leg
Date22 October 1969 (1969-10-22)
VenueLa Bombonera, Buenos Aires
RefereeDomingo Massaro (Chile)
Attendance45,000
1968
1970

The 1969 Intercontinental Cup was a two-legged association football match contested between 1968–69 European Cup champions Milan and 1969 Copa Libertadores winners Estudiantes de La Plata. It was the 10th edition of the competition.

The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan, on 8 October 1969. Milan won the home game 3–0. The return leg was held on 22 October, at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Despite suffering a 2–1 defeat, Milan won the title on aggregate.

Violence on pitch

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A bleeding Néstor Combin attended by doctors after being stuck in the face by Ramón Aguirre Suárez

Amongst other things, the tie became infamous for the violent on-pitch conduct and dirty tactics employed by Estudiantes' players in the second leg of the fixture.[1]

Estudiantes' players used violence from the beginning, with Alberto Poletti and Ramón Aguirre Suárez throwing balls to a group of Milan players that were practising on the field prior to the match. With the game already in progress, Eduardo Manera pushed around goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini, then he bit Saul Malatrasi. Aguirre Suárez (one of the most violent players) injured Néstor Combin and Pierino Prati, although he would not be expelled until another violent action against Gianni Rivera.[2]

After a match which saw two Italian players badly assaulted, events took a turn for the surreal when stretcher-bound Milan striker Néstor Combin was arrested by Argentine police for draft dodging (Combin had been born in Argentina but had represented France at international level, having moved to Europe for his professional career). The match had immediate political ramifications, partly due to Argentina's bid for the World Cup in 1978. Many of the team's players were arrested and goalkeeper Alberto Poletti, who had punched Milan's "golden boy" playmaker Gianni Rivera, kicked Combin and had clashed with supporters after the match, was handed a life ban. Ramon Suárez, who had broken the nose of Combin, was banned from international fixtures for five years. The match is also partly to blame for a subsequent boycott of the tournament by European teams.

No, Estudiantes ... that was not manhood, it was not temperament, it was not spirit... this has been apologetics for brutality and madness ... this has embarrassed us all and those responsible should be ashamed. If we really want to continue believing in something in the future, let's start by repudiating this unfortunate episode.

— Journalist Julio César Pasquato blaming players of Estudiantes for the violence against their rivals[2]

First leg

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Match details

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Milan Italy3–0Argentina Estudiantes (LP)
Report
Attendance: 60,675
Referee: Roger Machin (France)
White jersey with black and red collar, white shorts, and white socks
Milan
Jersey with red and white vertical stripes, black shorts, and black socks
Estudiantes (LP)
GK Italy Fabio Cudicini
DF Italy Saul Malatrasi
DF Italy Angelo Anquilletti
DF Italy Roberto Rosato
DF West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF Italy Giovanni Lodetti
MF Italy Gianni Rivera (c)
MF Italy Romano Fogli
FW Italy Angelo Sormani
FW France Néstor Combin downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW Italy Pierino Prati
Substitutes:
MF Italy Giorgio Rognoni upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
GK Argentina Alberto José Poletti
DF Argentina Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF Argentina José Hugo Medina
DF Argentina Raúl Horacio Madero
DF Argentina Oscar Malbernat (c)
MF Argentina Carlos Bilardo
MF Argentina Néstor Togneri
MF Argentina Juan Miguel Echecopar downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF Argentina Eduardo Flores
FW Argentina Marcos Conigliaro
FW Argentina Juan Ramón Verón
Substitutes:
MF Argentina Felipe Ribaudo upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Argentina Osvaldo Zubeldía

Second leg

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Match details

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Estudiantes (LP) Argentina2–1Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Jersey with red and white vertical stripes, black shorts, and white socks
Estudiantes (LP)
White jersey with black and red collar, white shorts, and white socks
Milan
GK Argentina Alberto José Poletti
DF Argentina Eduardo Luján Manera
DF Argentina Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF Argentina Raúl Horacio Madero
DF Argentina Oscar Malbernat (c)
MF Argentina Carlos Bilardo downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF Argentina Daniel Romeo
MF Argentina Néstor Togneri
FW Argentina Marcos Conigliaro
MF Argentina Juan Taverna
FW Argentina Juan Ramón Verón
Substitutes:
MF Argentina Juan Miguel Echecopar upward-facing green arrow 55'
Manager:
Argentina Osvaldo Zubeldía
GK Italy Fabio Cudicini
DF Italy Saul Malatrasi downward-facing red arrow 54'
DF Italy Angelo Anquilletti
DF Italy Roberto Rosato
DF West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF Italy Giovanni Lodetti
MF Italy Gianni Rivera (c)
MF Italy Romano Fogli
FW Italy Angelo Sormani
FW France Néstor Combin
FW Italy Pierino Prati downward-facing red arrow 37'
Substitutes:
DF Italy Luigi Maldera upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF Italy Giorgio Rognoni upward-facing green arrow 37'
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adams, Tony. "Rewind to 1969: Estudiantes Leave Their Mark". ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b La página más negra del fútbol argentino on El Gráfico, 1969
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