1962 Intercontinental Cup
Introduction The '''1962 Intercontinental Cup''' was a football tie held over two legs between Brazilian club Santos, winners of the 1962 Copa Libertadores, and Portuguese club Benfica, winners of the 1961–62 European Cup. Santos won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.The tie is remembered as pitching Brazilian player Pelé against Portuguese player Eusébio, two of the leading players of the 1960s, who played against each other on only three occasions. It is considered that the second leg, Santos' 2–5 win in Lisbon, in which Pelé scored a hat-trick, was the greatest performance ever seen in the competition.
Qualified teams  TeamQualificationPrevious finals app. Santos  1962 Copa Libertadores champion  None Benfica  1961–62 European Cup champion  1961
Match details === First leg === GK  '''1'''   Gilmar (c)DF '''4'''   LimaDF  '''2'''   Mauro RamosDF'''6'''   CalvetDF'''3'''   DalmoMF  '''5'''  ZitoMF '''8'''    MengálvioFW  '''7'''   DorvalFW  '''9'''   Coutinho FW  '''10'''   Pelé FW  '''11'''   Pepe '''Manager:'''  Lula  GK  '''1'''   José RitaDF '''2'''   Ângelo MartinsDF'''3'''   Raúl MachadoDF '''4'''  Domiciano CavémDF'''5'''  Fernando CruzMF '''6'''  Humberto FernandesFW '''10'''  Mário Coluna (c)FW '''7'''   José AugustoFW '''8'''  SantanaFW  '''9'''   EusébioFW '''11'''  António Simões'''Manager:'''  Fernando Riera----=== Second leg === GK  '''1'''   Costa PereiraDF '''2'''   Jacinto SantosDF'''3'''   Raúl MachadoDF '''4'''  Domiciano CavémDF'''5'''  Fernando CruzMF '''6'''  Humberto FernandesFW '''10'''  Mário Coluna (c)FW '''7'''   José AugustoFW '''8'''  SantanaFW  '''9'''   EusébioFW '''11'''  António Simões'''Manager:'''  Fernando Riera  GK  '''1'''   Gilmar (c)DF '''4'''   OlavoDF '''2'''   Mauro RamosDF'''6'''   CalvetDF '''3'''   DalmoMF '''5'''  ZitoMF '''8'''   LimaFW '''7'''    DorvalFW  '''9'''   Coutinho FW  '''10'''   Pelé FW  '''11'''   Pepe '''Manager:'''  Lula
See also *S.L. Benfica in international football*Santos FC in South America
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