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1961 Intercontinental Cup

Event	Intercontinental Cup
Benfica Peñarol
2–2 on points Peñarol won after a play-off
First leg
Benfica Peñarol 1 0
Date	4 September 1961 (1961-09-04)
Venue	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee	Othmar Huber (Switzerland)
Attendance	80,451
Second leg
Peñarol Benfica 5 0
Date	17 September 1961 (1961-09-17)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	Carlos Nai Foino (Argentina)
Attendance	56,358
Play-off
Peñarol Benfica 2 1
Date	19 September 1961 (1961-09-19)
Venue	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Referee	José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)
Attendance	60,241
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The 1961 Intercontinental Cup was a football match between Uruguayan club Peñarol, winners of the 1961 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1960–61 European Cup. Peñarol won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.

A play-off was needed due to the rules at the time that awarded 2 points for each victory and both teams having won one game each.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
Peñarol	1961 Copa Libertadores champion	None
Benfica	1960–61 European Cup champion	None

Bold indicates winning years

Match details

First leg

Benfica	1–0	Peñarol
Coluna 60'	Report

Second leg

Peñarol	5–0	Benfica
Sasía 10' (pen.) Joya 18', 28' Spencer 42', 58'	Report

Play-off

Peñarol	2–1	Benfica
Sasía 5', 40' (pen.)	Report	Eusébio 35'

Peñarol

Benfica

GK 1 Luis Maidana DF William Martínez (c) DF Núber Cano MF Edgardo González MF Néstor Gonçalves MF Wálter Aguerre FW 7 Luis Cubilla FW Ernesto Ledesma FW José Sasía FW 9 Alberto Spencer FW Juan Joya Manager: Roberto Scarone

GK 1 Costa Pereira DF Ângelo Martins DF Humberto Fernandes MF Fernando Cruz MF José Neto MF Domiciano Cavém FW José Augusto FW 10 Eusébio FW José Águas FW Mário Coluna (c) FW António Simões Manager: Béla Guttmann

See also

• 1960–61 European Cup
• 1961 Copa Libertadores
• S.L. Benfica in international football

References

1. Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (14 April 1999). "Intercontinental Club Cup 1961". RSSS. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. FIFA.com

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