Intercontinental Cup

 

Intercontinental Club Cup 1971

NB: European Cup winners Ajax (Netherlands) declined to participate and
    were replaced by runners-up Panathinakos (Greece).

    


1st. leg:
Athens. Field: Karaiskakis.
December 15, 1971
   
Panathinakos (Greece) 1-1 Nacional (Uruguay)
Goals: Filakouris / Luis Artime.
  
Panathinaikos:  Ekonomopoulos - Tomaras (Vlachos), Kapsis, Sourpis,
                Athanassopoulos, Eleftherakis, Filakouris, Dimitriou, Kouvas,
                Antoniadis, Domazos.

Nacional:       Manga - Masnik, Brunel, Ubiñas, Montero Castillo, Blanco,
                Luis Cubilla, Maneiro, Espárrago (Duarte), Luis Artime,
                Morales (sent off).
Panathinaikos. Standing from left:  Eleftherakis, Tomaras, Economopoulos, Dimitriou, Sourpis, Kapsis, 
Front: Filakouris, Antoniadis, Domazos, Kouvas, Athanassopoulos.



2nd. leg:
Montevideo. Field: Centenario.
December 29, 1971
  
Nacional (Uruguay) 2-1 Panathinaikos (Greece)
Goals: Luis Artime (2) / Filakouris.

Nacional:       Manga - Masnik, Brunel, Ubiñas, Montero Castillo, Blanco,
                Luis Cubilla (Mujica), Maneiro, Espárrago, Luis Artime,
                Mamelli (Bareño).
                Coach: Washington Echamendi.
  
Panathinaikos:  Ekonomopoulos - Mitropoulos, Kapsis, Sourpis, Athanassopoulos,
                Kamaras (Filakouris), Domazos, Eleftherakis, Dimitriou,
                Antoniadis, Kouvas.
                Coach: Ferenc Puskas.
 Nacional in the second leg and winning. 
Panathinaikos lost by single goal, but to a point it was only fair to lose – after all, they were not European Champions Cup holders. 
Not the team which won the Intercontinental Cup, but 1971 was great year for Nacional – first time they won Libertadores and right after that – the Intercontinental Cup, also first time. Impressive squad coached by Washington Etchamendi.