The 1971 Intercontinental Cup was an

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tie held over two legs in December 1971 between the runners-up of the 1970–71

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Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, replacing

winners

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which declined to participate, and

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, winners of the

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. The first leg was held on 15 December 1971 at the

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, home of

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, as Panathinaikos ground was deemed unsuitable. The match finished up as a 1–1 draw. The goals came from

Totis Filakouris Panagiotis "Totis" Filakouris (born 1 March 1947) is a Greek former footballer who played as a forward. Fylakouris played for Panathinaikos for ten years from 1965 until 1975 and was a member of the team that played in the final of the Europ ...

in the 48th minute and

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in the 50th minute. Julio Morales broke the leg of

Yiannis Tomaras Yiannis Tomaras (Greek: Γιάννης Τομαράς; born 16 March 1947) is a former Greek football player of the late 1960s - early 1970s era. Tomaras played right back for Panathinaikos between the years 1968 and 1974. He played for Pan ...

and was sent off.

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hosted the return leg 13 days later on 28 December 1971.Match report
on FIFA (archived, 18 Oct 2007) In the second leg, Nacional beat Panathinaikos 2–1, therefore the Uruguayan club won the series 3–2 on aggregate to achieve their first Intercontinental Cup trophy.Match details and lineups
on the RSSSF Argentine striker

was the keyplayer of the series after scoring three goals on both matches.Artime, figura en la Intercontinental 1971
by Osvaldo Ardizzone on ''El Gráfico'' (originally published in 1971)

Qualified teams

Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

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References

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