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The final table of the League Cup with the six world champions in the history of Argentine football.
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All the world champions in the history of Argentine football
The history of the intercontinental duels of the Copa Libertadores champions against the European monarchs has always had a different flavor on this side of the planet. While those of the Old Continent have historically relied on their potential to measure themselves against the South Americans, that detail has been the engine of the greatest feats of our football. Giants like Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United, Milan (twice) and Liverpool can account for it.
While powerhouses such as Ajax (avoiding playing it) or period powers such as Celtic, Steaua, Borussia Mönchengladbach have not been able to be world champions because they have collided with some of those who today host the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup. In our country.
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Racing got into the definition of the League Cup: of the country’s world champions it was the first to lift the intercontinental.
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Racing 1967: the first big
The first intercontinental was not going to come easily to Argentina. The Academy directed by Juan José Pizzutti reached the final stage with Celtic of Scotland. In the game in Glasgow the victory was for the locals by 1 to 0 in a strong leg match, similar to that of Avellaneda that began with the visit, putting an advantage and making a forced change since a projectile hit Ronnie Simpson who had to be replaced. Celtic was lost in the uncertainty and Racing turned the game around with goals from Raffo and Cárdenas that would be key in the third and last game.
In what he called “the battle of Montevideo” – there were four sent off by Celtic and two by Racing – the Academy prevailed with the remembered auction of “Chango”, Juan Carlos Cárdenas, who made Racing the first Argentine team in consecrate intercontinentally.
Racing Club Campeon Intercontinental Cup 1967 vs Celtic (all goals)
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1968 students: “animals” conquer the world
The people of La Plata came from breaking the hegemony of the Big Five in Argentine football. and in that way they conquered the Liberators of ’68 to put an epic framework on their first and only intercontinental coronation. For many, the feat of Estudiantes is the greatest in the history of Argentine football, taking into account its status as a “small team”, the rise of Manchester United and the framework, since the puncher was crowned at the mythical Old Trafford.
The first leg was in a bombonera packed from end to end and it was a victory for the Zubeldia team by 1 to 0 with a goal from Marcos Conigliaro. The adjusted result was celebrated by the English, who in their ranks included figures from the 66th World Champion National Team such as Nobby Stiles and Sir Robert “Bobby” Charlton plus the best in the history of each country such as Denis Law (Scotland) or George Best (Ireland).
The rematch was an epic feat for Estudiantes, who took the lead with a header from Juan Ramón Verón in the 7th minute, while the English tie would come within minutes of closing, when the conquest was already a fact. The iron game of the pincha and the tactical solidity riled up the English who shouted “animals” at them from the stands, while they saw that history was going to leave them forever exposed in front of a rival that a priori, they would get rid of with ease.
We Were Heroes – Students Intercontinental Champion 1968
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Independent 1973: Bochini conquers the world
The first intercontinental conquest of the Avellaneda devils took place in a particular context. The final was supposed to be against Ajax but its place was taken by Juventus as the Dutch team claimed financial problems. However, the sayings are different, Ajax -which had Johan Cruiff as a great figure- had already avoided playing the intercontinental against Nacional due to the violent game that was carried out in these games by the South Americans and did not do more than prevent them from injuring their figures.
After winning against the red in the final of 72´, Ajax dropped out of the final after the harsh treatment received in Argentina in the first and only time of the Dutch legend in the country. Thus, Juventus took the place but asked that only one game be played. The request was complied with and in an unclear situation it was played on Italian ground: the Roma stadium hosted what was the victory of Roberto Ferreiro’s team by 1 to 0 after Juve scored a penalty and Bertoni and Ricardo Bochini start doing their thing
INDEPENDENT INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION 1973
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Boca 1977: El Toto and madness in Germany
The beginning of the intercontinental route of Boca is dated March 21, 1978 (despite the fact that the Continental in dispute was that of 77). At that time the definitions were not a single game but were played in a round trip format. Those led by Juan Carlos “Toto” Lorenzo crossed with the German Borussia Mönchengladbach that would take the place of Liverpool that first alleged calendar problems although it was learned that he did not intend to travel to the country on the date of the match due to the presence of a de facto government in the country.
The first leg ended tied 2 to 2 with goals from Ernesto Mastrángelo and Jorge Ribolzi while the return leg was dreamed: In front of 38 thousand spectators Boca was a machine and crushed its rival in the first half with an unforgettable 3-0, the screams they were from Darío Felman, Ernesto Mastrángelo and Carlos Salinas.
Boca Champion Intercontinental 1977- Movie
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Independiente 1984: red vindicates Argentine football
The 23rd edition of the Intercontinental was played for the fifth time in a row in Japan and Independiente would play its last great match at that level. After the falls in 1964, 1965, 1972 and 1974, those of Avellaneda were for the vindication of their associated game and short passes against the powerful Liverpool of England.
In front of more than 60 thousand people, those of Pato Pastoriza managed to demonstrate that South American football was not only strong legs and sacrifice. As he had done in 73´, Rojo bet on the right foot to give an account of the mythical European team. Giusti, Marangoni, Burruchaga, Bochini and Percudani were too much for the English who had British legends like Kenny Dalgish and Ian Rush.
Independiente 1 vs Liverpool 0 Intercontinental Cup 1984 Toyota Cup RETRO TV FOOTBALL
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River 1986: the hour of the millionaire
Those of Nuñez arrived as American monarchs and were mediated with the surprising Romanian team, Steaua Bucharest. The Tokyo National Stadium hosted the duel that those led by Héctor Veira who in their ranks had weighty surnames such as those of Nery Pumpido, Oscar Ruggeri, Héctor Enrique, all members of the squad of the world champion Argentina team in Mexico that same year. .
However, among those weighty surnames stood out that of Norberto “Beto” Alonso who decided that this would be his final match as a professional. That day the Captain Beto He supplied for the last time legends like Gilberto Funes and Antonio Alzamendi, in the end, author of the only goal of the game in what is, until now, the only cry of such magnitude in the history of the millionaire.
River World Champion 1986
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Vélez 1994: a giant kneels before the Liniers neighborhood
It is difficult for Argentine football to be able to enjoy a team as compact and forceful as that of Carlos Bianchi’s Vélez was. Those from Liniers came to conquer America against São Paulo in Brazil and arrived in Japan with the best goalkeeper in the world, José Luis Chilavert, as a standard and several chiefs in an insurmountable tactical construction.
To the Paraguayan goalkeeper we must add the surnames of Almandoz, Trotta, Sotomayor, Cardozo, Basualdo, Gómez, Bassedas, Pompei, Flores and Asad (the latter the scorers of the night). So solid was this 11 that Bianchi made no changes that night from 2-0 against Milan of Barese, Maldini, Boban and Massaro. Velez’s feat is one of the most resonant in history and was the closing of a golden cycle of those of Liniers. Fabio Capello said then that that was the hardest defeat of his career, while on the other side VIrrey would talk about the conquest of the world of an entire neighborhood
Velez 2 Milan 0 (Story Matias Palacios) Intercontinental Cup 1994 The goals Velez Campeon
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Boca 2000: Again Boca, again Bianchi
In 2000, with Carlos Bianchi on the bench and Juan Román Riquelme as strategist, the xeneize delivered one of the most shocking blows in modern history by defeating “Galactic” Real Madrid. Two goals from Martín Palermo in just six minutes and a devastating kick from Roberto Carlos at 12 were the only shouts of that night in Japan – early in the morning of Argentina – that was recorded forever.
Riquelme’s extraordinary performance would open the doors of Europe to him and take him to the Olympus of the great footballers in the history of this sport, for his part Carlos Bianchi achieved the milestone of conquering the world with different teams from the same country although still, his history of glory with Boca, had an unexpected chapter ahead.
Boca 2 Real Madird 1 Intercontinental Cup 2000 (Full Summary)
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Boca 2003: the killer of legends
Just three years after the global impact of going down to Madrid, the Viceroy was going to achieve his third world title as a coach in perhaps his least expected achievement. Already without Riquelme and without outstanding surnames he beat a Milan full of stars and world champions on penalties with Selections: Dida, Maldini, Cafu, Pirlo, Seedorf, Gatusso, Kaká and a technician of the caliber of Ancelotti were part of that “rossonero “who could neither with the saves of Roberto Abbondanzieri, nor with the sacrificial work of the midfield led by Cagna, Cascini, Battaglia and Donnet, nor with the strategy of a brilliant Bianchi.
The definition by penalties of that night takes on an unusual significance today considering that this would be the last continental cry of an Argentine team. Boca would return to Japan in 2007 but would fall tightly against Bayern Munich in Germany.
