1985 Intercontinental Cup

Football match

1985 Intercontinental Cup

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Event| Intercontinental Cup
| Juventus | Argentinos Juniors

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

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The 1985 Intercontinental Cup was an Association football match played on 8 December 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.

## Venue

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Tokyo

Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 48,000

## Match

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### Summary

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Claudio Borghi carrying the ball during the match

The final is regarded as the best Intercontinental Cup ever played, due to the technical virtues of both teams.[2] Despite Juventus arriving in Tokyo as the favorites to win the match, Argentinos Juniors' performance surprised everyone due to its style of play,[3] efficacy and the outstanding performance of 20-year old forward Claudio Borghi, the most notable player of his team.[2] Thirty years after the final, Borghi himself admitted that Argentinos Juniors lost the final because its players relayed excessively in their conditions.[4]

After their triumph in the competition, Juventus became the first football team ever—remained the only one until 2022—to have won all official continental competitions and the world title.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

French midfielder Michel Platini was awarded as man of the match.[9]

> We had a very important rival, in times where there were not so many videos to analyze the rival as today. We stayed in the same hotel than Juventus and therefore we met their players all the time. It was a very nice experience

> — Claudio Borghi, remembering the final during a radio interview in 2015, ESPN [4]

### Details

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1985 Intercontinental Cup

8 December 1985

12:00 UTC+9

Juventus | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Argentinos Juniors

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Platini 63' (pen.)
Laudrup 82' | Report | Ereros  55'
Castro 75'
Penalties
Brio
Cabrini
Serena
Laudrup
Platini | 4–2 |  Olguín
Batista
López
Pavoni

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

Juventus

Argentinos Juniors

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GK | 1 |  Stefano Tacconi
RB | 2 |  Luciano Favero
CB | 5 |  Sergio Brio
SW | 6 |  Gaetano Scirea (c) |  |  64'
LB | 3 |  Antonio Cabrini
DM | 4 |  Massimo Bonini
CM | 7 |  Massimo Mauro |  |  78'
CM | 8 |  Lionello Manfredonia
AM | 10 |  Michel Platini |
CF | 9 |  Aldo Serena
CF | 11 |  Michael Laudrup
Substitutes:
GK | 12 |  Luciano Bodini
DF | 13 |  Stefano Pioli |  |  64'
MF | 14 |  Gabriele Pin
FW | 15  |  Marco Pacione
FW | 16 |  Massimo Briaschi |  |  78'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

GK | 1 |  Enrique Vidallé
RB | 4 |  Carmelo Villalba
CB | 2 |  José Luis Pavoni
CB | 6 |  Jorge Olguín
LB | 3 |  Adrián Domenech (c)
RM | 10 |  Emilio Commisso |  |  82'
CM | 5 |  Sergio Batista
LM | 8 |  Mario Videla |
RW | 7 |  José Antonio Castro
CF | 9 |  Claudio Borghi |
LW | 11 |  Carlos Ereros |  |  117'
Substitutes:
GK | 12 |  César Roberto Mendoza
DF | 13 |  Jorge Pellegrini
MF | 14 |  Juan José López |  |  117'
DF | 15 |  Miguel Ángel Lemme
MF | 16 |  Renato Corsi |  |  82'
Manager:
José Yudica

Man of the Match:
Michel Platini (Juventus)

## See also

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* 1984–85 European Cup
* 1985 Copa Libertadores
* Juventus F.C. in European football

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1985 Intercontinental Cup (association football).

1. ^ Aldo Proieto (10 December 1985). "Juventus-Argentinos: Un partido inolvidable". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 3453.
2. ^ a b Se jugó la mejor final Intercontinental de todas, Infobae, 2012
3. ^ A 30 años de una de las mejores finales, TN, 8 Dec 2015
4. ^ a b Claudio Borghi: "Argentinos perdió la final con Juventus por confiar en su jerarquía", ESPN, 8 Dec 2015
5. ^ 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 31 January 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
"ES du Sahel: Étoile Sahel, an African institution". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
6. ^ "La primera final italiana" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 15 May 2003. p. 55. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
7. ^ "We are the champions". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
8. ^ "Il presidente Tessone ce l'ha con l'arbitro" (in Italian). La Stampa. 9 December 1985. p. 16. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
9. ^ "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.

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