1960 Intercontinental Cup

1960 Intercontinental Cup
EventIntercontinental Cup
Real Madrid won 3–1 on points
First leg
Date3 July 1960 (1960-07-03)
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeJosé Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance71,872
Second leg
Date4 September 1960 (1960-09-04)
VenueSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid
RefereeKen Aston (England)
Attendance90,000
1961

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]

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]

  1. ^ Aquella primera Copa Intercontinental... by Alfredo Relaño on El País, 15 Dec 2014
  2. ^ Así se ganó el título ante el Peñarol en 1960 by Antonio Leal on Real Madrid website, 4 Sep 2014