1963_European_Cup_Final

1963 European Cup final

1963 European Cup final

Football match

The 1963 European Cup final was a football match between AC Milan and Benfica, held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 22 May 1963. Milan won the match 2–1, winning the European Cup for the first time.[2] Runners-up Benfica made their third consecutive appearance in the final, having won both the 1961 and 1962 finals.

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Milan's win in this match marked the first European Cup title for any Italian side. This match was also the first European Cup final not to feature a team from Spain.

Route to the final

Further information: 1962–63 European Cup
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Match

Details

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Attendance: 45,715[1]
Milan
Benfica
GK1Italy Giorgio Ghezzi
RB2Italy Mario David
LB3Italy Mario Trebbi
RH4Peru Víctor Benítez
CH5Italy Cesare Maldini (c)
LH6Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
OR7Italy Gino Pivatelli
IR8Brazil Dino Sani
CF9Italy[lower-alpha 1] José Altafini
IL10Italy Gianni Rivera
OL11Italy Bruno Mora
Manager:
Italy Nereo Rocco
GK1Portugal Costa Pereira
RB2Portugal Domiciano Cavém
CH3Portugal Raul Machado
LB4Portugal Fernando Cruz
RH5Portugal Humberto Fernandes
LH6Portugal Mário Coluna (c)
OR7Portugal José Augusto
IR8Portugal Santana
CF9Portugal José Torres
IL10Portugal Eusébio
OL11Portugal António Simões
Manager:
Chile Fernando Riera

See also

Notes

  1. A Brazilian expatriate, Altafini had represented his native Brazil at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but in 1961 he changed allegiances to Italy. He notably played for Italy at the 1962 World Cup.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "UEFA Champions League – Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. p. 129. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. [2]
    Delaney, Miguel (1 September 2013). "AC Milan 2 Benfica 1". The Blizzard. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Legend of Calcio: Jose Altafini". 7 August 2017.
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