1969 Intercontinental Cup

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Field	Value
title	1969 Intercontinental Cup
image	Ac milan equipo 1969.jpg
caption	Milan, champions
event	Intercontinental Cup
team1	Milan
team1association	ITA
team1score	4
team2	Estudiantes (LP)
team2association	ARG
team2score	2
details	on aggregate
firstleg	First leg
team1score1	3
team2score1	0
date1
stadium1	San Siro
city1	Milan
referee1	Roger Machin (France)
attendance1	60,675
secondleg	Second leg
team1score2	1
team2score2	2
date2
stadium2	La Bombonera
city2	Buenos Aires
referee2	Domingo Massaro (Chile)
attendance2	45,000
previous	1968
next	1970
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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

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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.

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.

First leg

Match details

Combin | goals2 = | stadium = San Siro, Milan | attendance = 60,675 | referee = Roger Machin (France) | score1 = | score2 =

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ITA Nereo Rocco
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ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía
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Second leg

Match details

Aguirre Suárez | goals2 = *Rivera | stadium = La Bombonera, Buenos Aires | attendance = 45,000 | referee = Domingo Massaro (Chile)

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ARG Osvaldo Zubeldía
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ITA Nereo Rocco
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References

Adams, Tony. "Rewind to 1969: Estudiantes Leave Their Mark". ESPN.
[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

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