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1969 Intercontinental Cup#Match details

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1969 Intercontinental Cup

| image = Ac milan equipo 1969.jpg

| caption = Milan, champions

| event = Intercontinental Cup

| team1 = Milan

| team1association = {{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}

| team1score = 4

| team2 = Estudiantes (LP)

| team2association = {{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details = on aggregate

| firstleg = First leg

| team1score1 = 3

| team2score1 = 0

| details1 =

| date1 = {{Start date|1969|9|8|df=y}}

| stadium1 = San Siro

| city1 = Milan

| referee1 = Roger Machin (France)

| attendance1 = 60,675

| weather1 =

| secondleg = Second leg

| team1score2 = 1

| team2score2 = 2

| details2 =

| date2 = {{Start date|1969|10|22|df=y}}

| stadium2 = La Bombonera

| city2 = Buenos Aires

| referee2 = Domingo Massaro (Chile)

| attendance2 = 45,000

| weather2 =

| previous = 1968

| next = 1970

}}

The 1969 Intercontinental Cup was a two-legged association football match contested between 1968–69 European Cup champions Milan and 1969 Copa Libertadores winners Estudiantes de La Plata. It was the 10th edition of the competition.

The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan, on 8 October 1969. Milan won the home game 3–0. The return leg was held on 22 October, at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Despite suffering a 2–1 defeat, Milan won the title on aggregate.

Violence on pitch

File:Nestor Combin 1969.jpeg attended by doctors after being stuck in the face by Ramón Aguirre Suárez]]

Amongst other things, the tie became infamous for the violent on-pitch conduct and dirty tactics employed by Estudiantes' players in the second leg of the fixture.{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Tony|title=Rewind to 1969: Estudiantes Leave Their Mark|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5739|publisher=ESPN|access-date=13 December 2012|archive-date=11 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111004859/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=853334&sec=global&root=global&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}

Estudiantes' players used violence from the beginning, with Alberto Poletti and Ramón Aguirre Suárez throwing balls to a group of Milan players that were practising on the field prior to the match. With the game already in progress, Eduardo Manera pushed around goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini, then he bit Saul Malatrasi. Aguirre Suárez (one of the most violent players) injured Néstor Combin and Pierino Prati, although he would not be expelled until another violent action against Gianni Rivera.

After a match which saw two Italian players badly assaulted, events took a turn for the surreal when stretcher-bound Milan striker Néstor Combin was arrested by Argentine police for draft dodging (Combin had been born in Argentina but had represented France at international level, having moved to Europe for his professional career). The match had immediate political ramifications, partly due to Argentina's bid for the World Cup in 1978. Many of the team's players were arrested and goalkeeper Alberto Poletti, who had punched Milan's "golden boy" playmaker Gianni Rivera, kicked Combin and had clashed with supporters after the match, was handed a life ban. Ramon Suárez, who had broken the nose of Combin, was banned from international fixtures for five years. The match is also partly to blame for a subsequent boycott of the tournament by European teams.

{{cquote|No, Estudiantes ... that was not manhood, it was not temperament, it was not spirit... this has been apologetics for brutality and madness ... this has embarrassed us all and those responsible should be ashamed. If we really want to continue believing in something in the future, let's start by repudiating this unfortunate episode.|source= Journalist Julio César Pasquato blaming players of Estudiantes for the violence against their rivals[https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1090/35195/1969-la-pagina-mas-negra-del-futbol-argentino La página más negra del fútbol argentino] on El Gráfico, 1969|quoted=yes}}

First leg

= Match details =

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 1969

| event =

| round =

| time =

| team1 = Milan {{flagicon|ITA}}

| score = 3–0

| aet =

| report = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61669/

| team2 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)

| goals1 = *Sormani {{goal|8||71}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = San Siro, Milan

| attendance = 60,675

| referee = Roger Machin (France)

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

width=92% |
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|{{Football kit

| alt = Jersey with red and white vertical stripes, black shorts, and black socks

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

|colspan=4|

width=25|width=25|
GK{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Cudicini
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Saul Malatrasi
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Anquilletti
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rosato
DF{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Lodetti
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Rivera (c)
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Romano Fogli
FW{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Sormani
FW{{flagicon|FRA}} Néstor Combin{{suboff|65}}
FW{{flagicon|ITA}} Pierino Prati
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Rognoni{{subon|65}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nereo Rocco

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center

|colspan="4"|

width=25|width=25|
GK{{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto José Poletti
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} José Hugo Medina
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Raúl Horacio Madero
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Oscar Malbernat (c)
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Bilardo
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Togneri
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Miguel Echecopar{{suboff|60}}
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Flores
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Conigliaro
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ramón Verón
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Felipe Ribaudo{{subon|60}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Zubeldía

|}

Second leg

= Match details =

{{footballbox

| date = 22 October 1969

| time =

| team1 = Estudiantes (LP) {{flagicon|ARG}}

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/61670/

| team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Milan

| goals1 = *Conigliaro {{goal|43}}

| goals2 = *Rivera {{goal|30}}

| stadium = La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Domingo Massaro (Chile)

}}

width=92% |
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| pattern_b =_whitestripes3

| pattern_ra =_red_stripes

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| title = {{nowrap|Estudiantes (LP)}}

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| title = Milan

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width="100%"

|valign="top" width="50%"|

{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

|colspan=4|

width=25|width=25|
GK{{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto José Poletti
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Eduardo Luján Manera
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramón Aguirre Suárez
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Raúl Horacio Madero
DF{{flagicon|ARG}} Oscar Malbernat (c)
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Bilardo{{suboff|55}}
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Romeo
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Togneri
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Conigliaro
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Taverna
FW{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ramón Verón
colspan=3|Substitutes:
MF{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Miguel Echecopar{{subon|55}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Osvaldo Zubeldía

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center

|colspan="4"|

width=25|width=25|
GK{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Cudicini
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Saul Malatrasi{{suboff|54}}
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Anquilletti
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rosato
DF{{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Lodetti
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Rivera (c)
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Romano Fogli
FW{{flagicon|ITA}} Angelo Sormani
FW{{flagicon|FRA}} Néstor Combin
FW{{flagicon|ITA}} Pierino Prati{{suboff|37}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF{{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Maldera{{subon|54}}
MF{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Rognoni{{subon|37}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nereo Rocco

|}

See also

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intconclub69.html Match details and lineups] at RSSSF.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20151226061327/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/eusa/history/season=1969/intro.html Match reports] at UEFA.com

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