The 1968 Intercontinental Supercup was the first edition of the Intercontinental Supercup, a matchup between the European and South American past winners of the Intercontinental Cup. The two-legged tie was contested between

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club

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and

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ian club Santos. The first match-up between Internazionale and Santos ended with the ''Santásticos'' beating Inter 1–0 at

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. A second leg was programmed to be disputed but Inter rejected to participate any further. Santos were declared the winners.

Participating clubs

South American zone qualifiers

This South American zone tournament was contested between November 13, 1968, and May 22, 1969, between

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, Santos, and

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, the three South American winners of the Intercontinental Cup to date. Santos won the group and qualified to the final stage.

Standings

Matches

European zone qualifiers

As the only two European winners of the Intercontinental Cup,

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and

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were eligible for the competition. However, Real Madrid withdrew from the tournament, leaving Inter to face the South American zone winner.

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

''As Inter withdrew from the second leg, Santos was declared the winner''.

Goalscorers

;3 goals * Pedro Rocha (Peñarol) * Wálter Machado da Silva (Racing) *

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(Santos) ;1 goal * Polo Carrera (Peñarol) * Edú (Santos) * Negreiros (Santos) *

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(Santos) *

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(Peñarol) ;Own goals * Alfio Basile (Racing; for Peñarol) *

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(Santos; for Peñarol)

References

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External links

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