The 1985 Intercontinental Cup was an Association football match played on 8 December 1985, between Juventus, winners of the

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, and

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, winners of the

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. Recognised as the best edition in the history of the tournament for technical and agonistic level, the match was played at the

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in Tokyo. It was Juventus' second appearance into the competition, after replacing

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The final is regarded as the best Intercontinental Cup ever played, due to the technical virtues of both teams.Se jugó la mejor final Intercontinental de todas
Infobae, 2012 Despite Juventus arriving in Tokyo as the favorites to win the match, Argentinos Juniors' performance surprised everyone due to its style of play, efficacy and the outstanding performance of 20-year old forward Claudio Borghi, the most notable player of his team. Thirty years after the final, Borghi himself admitted that Argentinos Juniors lost the final because its players relayed excessively in their conditions.Claudio Borghi: "Argentinos perdió la final con Juventus por confiar en su jerarquía"
ESPN, 8 Dec 2015 After their triumph in the competition, Juventus became the first football team ever—remained the only one until

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—to have won all official continental competitions and the world title.In addition, Juventus F.C. were the first club in association football history to have won all possible confederation competitions (e.g. the international tournaments organised by UEFA) and remain tied with Tunisia's Étoile Sportive du Sahel as the only in the world to achieve this. Cf.
Also, Italian defenders Gaetano Scirea and

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became the first European footballers to have won all international club competitions and

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, the first European manager in association football history to do so. French midfielder

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was awarded as man of the match.

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