1965 Intercontinental Cup

The 1965 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in September 1965 between the title holders of the 1964–65 European Cup Inter Milan and Independiente, winners of the 1965 Copa Libertadores, premier competitions in European and South American club football. This was a rematch of the contesters of the previous edition.

1965 Intercontinental Cup
Inter Milan, champions
EventIntercontinental Cup
Inter Milan won 3–1 on points
First leg
Date8 September 1965 (1965-09-08)
VenueSan Siro, Milan
RefereeRudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
Attendance60,000
Second leg
Date15 September 1965 (1965-09-15)
VenueLa Doble Visera, Avellaneda
RefereeArturo Yamasaki (Peru)
Attendance55,000
1964
1966

The first leg was held on 8 September 1965 at San Siro, home of Inter, who won the match 3–0, with goals from Joaquín Peiró and Sandro Mazzola. La Doble Visera hosted the return leg 7 days later on 15 September 1965, and ended in a goalless draw. Inter thus won the Intercontinental Cup for the second consecutive year.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification Previous finals app.
  Inter Milan 1964–65 European Cup champion 1964
  Independiente 1965 Copa Libertadores champion 1964

Venues

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San Siro (left) and Independiente Stadium, venues for the series

Match details

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First leg

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First leg
Inter Milan  3–0  Independiente
  • Peiró   3'
  • Mazzola   22', 59'
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter Milan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente

Second leg

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Second leg
Independiente  0–0  Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 55,185
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independiente
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter Milan

See also

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References

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