1965 European Cup Final
The 1965 European Cup Final was the final match of the 1964–65 European Cup, the tenth season of Europe's premier club football tournament organized by UEFA. It was played at the San Siro in Milan, Italy, between Italian side Internazionale and Portuguese side Benfica.
 Inter Milan's Suárez, Facchetti, Peiró and Bedin with the trophy | |||||||
| Event | 1964–65 European Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 1965 | ||||||
| Venue | San Siro, Milan | ||||||
| Referee | Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 89,000[1] | ||||||
This was the second time a European Cup final was played at one of the finalists home ground. The two finalists had to go through with three rounds of knockout football with Benfica needing to play an extra round in the preliminary defeating Aris Bonnevoie. They also defeated La Chaux-de-Fonds, Real Madrid and Vasas ETO Győr to make the final. Internazionale defeated Dinamo București, Rangers and Liverpool to make it to the final.
Internazionale took the lead in the 43rd minute from Brazilian winger, Jair da Costa to give the Italian club a 1–0 lead at the break. Despite Benfica best chances, Internazionle would win by that scoreline to claim their second European Cup in a row with it also being the most recent final (as of 2020) when the winning team played the final at their home stadium.
Route to the final
| Inter Milan | Round | Benfica | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Bye | Prelim. round |  Aris Bonnevoie |
10–2 | 5–1 (A) | 5–1 (H) | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dinamo București |
7–0 | 6–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | First round |  La Chaux-de-Fonds |
6–1 | 1–1 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
 Rangers |
3–2 | 3–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Real Madrid |
6–3 | 5–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
 Liverpool |
4–3 | 1–3 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Semi-finals |  Vasas ETO Győr |
5–0 | 1–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) |
Match
Details
Inter Milan  | 1–0 |  Benfica |
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Jair  43' |
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References
- "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 130. Retrieved 3 June 2019.