1963 Intercontinental Cup Explained

1963 Intercontinental Cup
Event:	Intercontinental Cup
Team1:	Milan
Team1association:
Team2:	Santos
Team2association:
Details:	2–2 on points Santos won after a play-off
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	4
Team2score1:	2
Stadium1:	San Siro
City1:	Milan
Referee1:	Alfred Haberfellner (Austria)
Attendance1:	51,917
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	2
Team2score2:	4
Stadium2:	Maracanã Stadium
City2:	Rio de Janeiro
Referee2:	Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Attendance2:	132,728
Secondlegreplay:	Play-off
Team1score3:	0
Team2score3:	1
Stadium3:	Maracanã Stadium
City3:	Rio de Janeiro
Referee3:	Juan Regis Brozzi (Argentina)
Attendance3:	120,421
Previous:	1962
Next:	1964

The 1963 Intercontinental Cup was a two-legged football match contested between 1962–63 European Cup champions Milan and 1963 Copa Libertadores winners Santos. It was the fourth edition of the competition.

The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan, on 16 October 1963. Milan won the home game 4–2. The return leg was held the following month, on 14 November, at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. As Santos won the match 4–2, the two teams were level on points. Therefore, a playoff had to be contested two days later, and Santos won 1–0, thus assuring the trophy.

Qualified teams

width=120px	Team	Qualification	Previous finals app.
	1962–63 European Cup champion	None
	1963 Copa Libertadores champion	1962

Controversies

After Milan's 4–2 victory at the San Siro stadium, the return leg took place at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. The match saw some controversies related to the refereeing by Juan Brozzi. Milan led 2–0 at half-time. However, the behaviour of the Santos players changed in the second half: they became aggressive towards their opponents, with the referee failing to punish their foul play. While the Italians complained not to manage to even cross the midfield line. Milan's Gianni Rivera commented afterwards, "Each time we touched the ball, the referee stopped us. Inconceivable. Unchained spectators, people on the pitch, everything happened".^[1]

The fouls from the Santos players were very hard, with goalkeeper Ghezzi and striker Rivera sustaining injuries. Santos scored four goals, three of which from free kicks, and won the game. There were later rumours that the referee had been bribed by the Santos management during the half-time break, others cite the relevance of the referee's profession: he was in fact, a travel agent, who was often in contact with Brazilian teams when they had to travel to Argentina for games.^[2]

As both teams had won a game each, a play-off game was necessary. The game took place two days later at the Maracanã again, as stated by the regulations, with Brozzi named as the referee again. Milan contested the latter decision, but the federation ignored the Italian's protests and confirmed Brozzi's appointment.^[3] The game began in the same manner as the previous one ended, with Santos pushing forward and attacking strongly. They also continued their physically aggressive play of the previous game, with their fouls again going largely unpunished. After half an hour, Brozzi awarded Santos a penalty for what a lot of reporters judged as being simulation by Dorval Rodrigues. Milan captain Cesare Maldini was sent off for his protests about the decision. The penalty kick was converted by Dalmo Gaspar to put Santos 1 - 0 up. Milan's subsequent attacks forward to the Santos box were fruitless, and Santos ran out winners in a controversial but undoubtedly legendary final. Afterwards, Juan Brozzi was kicked out by his same federation because of that events, and opened a luxurious flower and gardening shop in Buenos Aires.^[1]

Match details

First leg


GK		Giorgio Ghezzi
DF		Mario David
DF		Mario Trebbi
DF
DF		Cesare Maldini (c)
MF		Giovanni Trapattoni
MF		Giovanni Lodetti
MF		Gianni Rivera
FW		Bruno Mora
FW		José Altafini
FW		Amarildo
Manager:
Luis Carniglia
Technical director:
Giuseppe Viani


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GK		Gilmar
DF		Lima
DF		Haroldo
DF		Calvet
DF		Geraldino
MF		Mengálvio
MF		Zito
MF		Dorval
FW		Coutinho
FW		Pelé (c)
FW		Pepe
Manager:
Lula

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Second leg


GK		Gilmar (c)
DF		Ismael
DF		Mauro
DF		Haroldo
DF		Dalmo
MF		Lima
MF		Mengálvio
MF		Dorval
FW		Coutinho
FW		Almir Pernambuquinho
FW		Pepe
Manager:
Lula


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GK		Giorgio Ghezzi
DF		Mario David
DF		Mario Trebbi
DF
DF		Cesare Maldini (c)
MF		Giovanni Trapattoni
MF		Giovanni Lodetti
MF		Gianni Rivera
FW		Bruno Mora
FW		José Altafini
FW		Amarildo
Manager:
Luis Carniglia
Technical director:
Giuseppe Viani