1968 Intercontinental Supercup

1968 Intercontinental Supercup

Internazionale Santos 0 1
First leg
Internazionale Santos 0 1
Date	24 June 1969
Venue	San Siro, Milan
Referee	José Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)
Attendance	44,774
Second leg
Santos Internazionale – –
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
Real Madrid	Winner of the 1960 Intercontinental Cup
Internazionale	Winner of the 1964, 1965 Intercontinental Cup
Peñarol	Winner of the 1961, 1966 Intercontinental Cup
Santos	Winner of the 1962, 1963 Intercontinental Cup
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
Santos	4	3	0	1	6	5	+1	6
Peñarol	4	2	1	1	7	2	+5	5
Racing	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1

Matches

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
Internazionale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advanced to Intercontinental Supercup
Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Match details

First leg

Inter

Santos

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Second leg

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

Goalscorers

See also

• Inter Milan in international football competitions
• Santos FC in international football competitions

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

External links