The 1960 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the matchup between the reigning European football champion and the reigning South American football champion. The idea was born of discussions between Pierre Delauney, UEFA secretary and José Ramón de Freitas, CONMEBOL secretary. The two-legged tie was contested between Spanish club

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( 1959–60 European Cup winner) and Uruguayan club

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

( 1960 Copa Libertadores winner). The first match-up ended with ''Los Merengues'' holding Peñarol to a 0–0 draw at

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, and then soundly winning 5–1 in the return leg at

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's Santiago Bernabéu thanks to the marvelous performances of

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and

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.Así se ganó el título ante el Peñarol en 1960
by Antonio Leal on Real Madrid website, 4 Sep 2014

Qualified teams

Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

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References

External links

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