1968 Intercontinental Supercup

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.

1968 Intercontinental Supercup
Internazionale Santos
0 1
First leg
Internazionale Santos
0 1
Date24 June 1969
VenueSan Siro, Milan
RefereeJosé Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)
Attendance44,774
Second leg
Santos Internazionale
– –
Date(Not played)

Participating clubs
Club Eligible for
Real MadridWinner of the 1960 Intercontinental Cup
InternazionaleWinner of the 1964, 1965 Intercontinental Cup
PeñarolWinner of the 1961, 1966 Intercontinental Cup
SantosWinner of the 1962, 1963 Intercontinental Cup
RacingWinner 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 430165+16
Peñarol 421172+55
Racing 401339−61

Matches
November 13, 1968 Peñarol 3–0 Racing Montevideo
Rocha  38'
Spencer  58'
Carrera  84'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
November 19, 1968 Santos 2–0 Racing São Paulo
Pelé  35'
Edu  57'		 Stadium: Estádio Parque Antárctica
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
November 21, 1968 Santos 1–0 Peñarol Rio de Janeiro
Clodoaldo  68' Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Referee: Aurelio Bossolino (Argentina)
April 16, 1969 Racing 2–3 Santos Avellaneda
da Silva  10', 87' Toninho Guerreiro  47', 52'
Negreiros  88'		 Stadium: Estadio Juan Domingo Perón
Referee: Armando Pena Rocha (Uruguay)
April 19, 1969 Peñarol 3–0 Santos Montevideo
Ramos  ?' (o.g.)
Rocha  56', 70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Guillermo Nimo (Argentina)
May 22, 1969 Racing 1–1 Peñarol Avellaneda
da Silva  44' Basile  12' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Juan Domingo Perón
Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

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 00000000Advanced to Intercontinental Supercup
Real Madrid 00000000Withdrew

Finals
First leg
Internazionale 0 – 1 Santos
Toninho Guerreiro  57'
Attendance: 44,774
Referee: José Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain)
Inter
Santos
INTER:
GK Ivano Bordon
DF Tarcisio Burgnich
DF Cesare Poli
MF Gianfranco Bedin
MF Aristide Guarneri
MF Giancarlo Cella
FW Jair
FW Sandro Mazzola
FW Angelo Domenghini
FW Mario Corso
FW Giovanni Vastola
Manager:
Mario Neri
SANTOS:
GK Cláudio 14'
RB Carlos Alberto Torres
CB José Ramos Delgado
CB Djalma Dias
LB Rildo
MF Clodoaldo
MF Negreiros
FW Toninho Guerreiro
FW Edu
FW Pelé
FW Abel
Substitutes:
GK Laércio 14'
Manager:
Antoninho
Second leg

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

Goalscorers

See also

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
  1. Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José; Pierrend, José Luis; Reis, Santiago (June 23, 1999). "Recopa Sudamericana 1968". RSSSF. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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