1962 Intercontinental Cup

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The 1962 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs between Santos, winners of the 1962 Copa Libertadores, and Benfica, winners of the 1961–62 European Cup. Santos won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time.

1962 Intercontinental Cup

Santos Benfica
First game
Santos Benfica 3 2
Date	19 September 1962
Venue	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	R. Cabrera (Paraguay)
Second game
Benfica Santos 2 5
Date	11 October 1962
Venue	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Referee	Pierre Schwinte (France)
Attendance	73,000
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First leg

Match details

19 September 1962	Santos	3–2	Benfica	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: +90,000 Referee: R. Cabrera (PAR)
	Pelé  31',  85' Coutinho  64'	(Report)	Santana  58',  87'

Second leg

Match details

11 October 1962	Benfica	2–5	Santos	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (FRA)
	Eusébio  85' Santana  89'	(Report)	Pelé  15',  25',  64' Coutinho  48' Pepe  77'

See also

• 1962 Copa Libertadores
• 1961-62 European Cup