1962 Intercontinental Cup

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]

1962 Intercontinental Cup
EventIntercontinental Cup
Santos Benfica
Santos won 4–0 on points
First leg
Santos Benfica
3 2
Date19 September 1962 (1962-09-19)
VenueMaracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
RefereeRubén Cabrera (Paraguay)
Attendance85,459
Second leg
Benfica Santos
2 5
Date11 October 1962 (1962-10-11)
VenueEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
RefereePierre Schwinte (France)
Attendance73,000

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]

First leg
Santos 3–2 Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 85,459
Referee: Rubén Cabrera (Paraguay)
Santos
Benfica
GK1 Gilmar
DF4 Lima
DF2 Mauro Ramos
DF6 Calvet
DF3 Dalmo
MF5 Zito
MF8 Mengálvio
FW7 Dorval
FW9 Coutinho
FW10 Pelé
FW11 Pepe
Manager:
Lula
GK1 José Rita
DF2 Ângelo Martins
DF3 Raúl Machado
DF4 Domiciano Cavém
DF5 Fernando Cruz
MF6 Humberto Fernandes
FW10 Mário Coluna
FW7 José Augusto
FW8 Santana
FW9 Eusébio
FW11 António Simões
Manager:
Fernando Riera

Second leg
Benfica 2–5 Santos
 Report
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Benfica
Santos
GK1 Costa Pereira
DF2 Jacinto Santos
DF3 Raúl Machado
DF4 Domiciano Cavém
DF5 Fernando Cruz
MF6 Humberto Fernandes
FW10 Mário Coluna
FW7 José Augusto
FW8 Santana
FW9 Eusébio
FW11 António Simões
Manager:
Fernando Riera
GK1 Gilmar
DF4 Olavo
DF2 Mauro Ramos
DF6 Calvet
DF3 Dalmo
MF5 Zito
MF8 Lima
FW7 Dorval
FW9 Coutinho
FW10 Pelé
FW11 Pepe
Manager:
Lula
Both teams lining up before the second match

See also

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. 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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