1985 Intercontinental Cup

1985 Intercontinental Cup

Juventus Argentinos Juniors 2 2
Juventus won 4–2 on penalties
Date	8 December 1985
Venue	National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match	Michel Platini (Juventus)
Referee	Volker Roth (Germany)
Attendance	62,000

The 1985 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 8, 1985 between Juventus, winners of the 1984-85 European Cup, and Argentinos Juniors, winners of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. Recognised as the best edition in the history of the tournament for technical and agonistic level,^[1] the match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was Juventus' second appearance into the competition, after replacing Ajax in 1973.

After their triumph in the competition, Juventus became the first football team ever—remain the only one at present—to have won all official continental competitions and the club world title.^[2][3][4] Also, Italian defenders Gaetano Scirea and Antonio Cabrini became the first European footballers to have won all international club competitions and Giovanni Trapattoni, the first European manager in association football history to do so.^[5]

French midfielder Michel Platini was awarded as man of the match.^[6]

Match details

Juventus v Argentinos Juniors

8 December 1985 12:00 UTC+9

Juventus	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Argentinos Juniors
Platini  63' (pen.) Laudrup  82'	Report	Ereros  55' José Antonio Castro  75'
	Penalties
Brio Cabrini Serena Laudrup Platini	4–2	Olguín Batista López Pavoni

National Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Volker Roth (Germany)

Juventus

Argentinos Juniors

GK 1 Stefano Tacconi DF 2 Luciano Favero DF 3 Antonio Cabrini MF 4 Massimo Bonini DF 5 Sergio Brio DF 6 Gaetano Scirea  64' MF 7 Massimo Mauro  78' MF 8 Lionello Manfredonia FW 9 Aldo Serena MF 10 Michel Platini FW 11 Michael Laudrup Substitutes: GK 12 Luciano Bodini DF 13 Stefano Pioli  64' MF Gabriele Pin FW Marco Pacione FW 16 Massimo Briaschi  78' Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni

GK 1 Enrique Vidallé DF 2 José Luis Pavoni DF 3 Adrián Domenech DF 4 Carmelo Villalba MF 5 Sergio Batista MF 6 Jorge Olguín FW 7 José Antonio Castro MF 8 Mario Videla FW 9 Claudio Borghi MF 10 Emilio Commisso  82' FW 11 Carlos Ereros  117' Substitutes: GK Cesar Roberto Mendoza DF Jorge Pellegrini MF 14 Juan José López  117' DF Miguel Lemme MF 16 Renato Corsi  82' Manager: José Yudica

Man of the Match: Michel Platini (Juventus)

See also

• 1984–85 European Cup
• 1985 Copa Libertadores

References

1. Aldo Proieto (1985-12-10). "Juventus-Argentinos: Un partido inolvidable". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 3453.
2. 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. "Legend: List of UEFA club competitions". Union des Associations Européennes de Football. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
   "ES du Sahel: Étoile Sahel, an African institution". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
3. "La primera final italiana" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 2003-05-15. p. 55. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
4. "We are the champions". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
5. "Il presidente Tessone ce l'ha con l'arbitro" (in Italian). La Stampa. 1985-12-09. p. 16. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
6. "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-30.