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The 1990 European Cup Final was a
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match between
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of Italy and Benfica of Portugal, played on 23 May 1990 at the
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. The winning goal came in the 68th minute for Milan, when
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ran through the opposing defence and scored the only goal of the match. Before
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, Milan were the last side to have defended the trophy after winning it the previous season.


Route to the final


Match


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See also

* 1963 European Cup Final – contested between same teams *
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S.L. Benfica in international football Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a Portuguese professional football club based in Lisbon whose involvement in European competition dates back to the 1950s. As champions of Portugal, Benfica were supposed to participate in the inaugural edition of th ...


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1989–90 season
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