1968 Intercontinental Cup

The 1968 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in Autumn 1968 between the winners of the 1967-68 European Cup, Manchester United, and Estudiantes, winners of the 1968 Copa Libertadores.

The first leg was held on 25 September 1968 at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando, home of Boca Juniors, as Estudiantes' ground was deemed unsuitable. Nevertheless, Estudiantes won the first leg 1-0, the winning goal coming from Marcos Conigliaro in the 27th minute.

Old Trafford hosted the return leg three weeks later on 16 October 1968. The match finished up as a 1-1 draw, granting Estudiantes their first Intercontinental Cup title. Juan Ramón Verón, father of future Manchester United player Juan Sebastián Verón, opened the scoring in the 7th minute, but Willie Morgan equalised in the 90th minute to ensure the Red Devils did not come away from the competition without a point.

Players were sent off in both legs of the tie, Nobby Stiles being dismissed for Manchester United in the 79th minute of the first leg. The second leg was marred by violence, and resulted in George Best and José Hugo Medina being sent off as a result of a large scuffle towards the end of the match.

First leg

Match details

footballbox
date=1968-09-25
team1=Estudiantes LP flagicon|ARG
score=1 – 0
team2=flagicon|ENG Manchester United
goals1=Conigliaro goal|27
goals2=
stadium=Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires
attendance=25,134
referee=Sosa Miranda flagicon|PAR

econd leg

Match details

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date=1968-10-16
team1=Manchester United flagicon|ENG
score=1 – 1
team2=flagicon|ARG Estudiantes LP
goals1=Morgan goal|90
goals2=Verón goal|7
stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester
attendance=63,428
referee=Konstantin Zecevic flagicon|YUG

ee also

*European Cup 1967-68
*Copa Libertadores 1968

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconclub68.html Match details and lineups] at [http://www.rsssf.com/ RSSSF.com]