The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan, on 8 September 1969. Milan won the home game 3–0. The return leg was held on 22 October, at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Despite suffering a 2–1 defeat, Milan won the title on aggregate.
Amongst other things, the tie became infamous for the violent on-pitch conduct and dirty tactics employed by Estudiantes' players in the second leg of the fixture.[1]
Estudiantes' players used violence from the beginning, with Alberto Poletti and Ramón Aguirre Suárez throwing balls to a group of Milan players that were practising on the field prior to the match. With the game already in progress, Eduardo Manera pushed around goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini, then he bit Saul Malatrasi. Aguirre Suárez (one of the most violent players) injured Néstor Combin and Pierino Prati, although he would not be expelled until another violent action against Gianni Rivera.[2]
After a match which saw two Italian players badly assaulted, events took a turn for the surreal when stretcher-bound Milan striker Néstor Combin was arrested by Argentine police for draft dodging (Combin had been born in Argentina but had represented France at international level, having moved to Europe for his professional career). The match had immediate political ramifications, partly due to Argentina's bid for the World Cup in 1978. Many of the team's players were arrested and goalkeeper Alberto Poletti, who had punched Milan's "golden boy" playmakerGianni Rivera, kicked Combin and had clashed with supporters after the match, was handed a life ban. Ramon Suárez, who had broken the nose of Combin, was banned from international fixtures for five years. The match is also partly to blame for a subsequent boycott of the tournament by European teams.
No, Estudiantes ... that was not manhood, it was not temperament, it was not spirit... this has been apologetics for brutality and madness ... this has embarrassed us all and those responsible should be ashamed. If we really want to continue believing in something in the future, let's start by repudiating this unfortunate episode.
— Journalist Julio César Pasquato blaming players of Estudiantes for the violence against their rivals[2]
^Adams, Tony. . ESPN. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ abLa página más negra del fútbol argentino on El Gráfico, 1969
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The 1969 Intercontinental Cup was a two legged association football match contested between 1968 69 European Cup champions Milan and 1969 Copa Libertadores winners Estudiantes de La Plata It was the 10th edition of the competition 1969 Intercontinental CupEventIntercontinental CupMilan Estudiantes LP 4 2on aggregateFirst legMilan Estudiantes LP 3 0Date8 September 1969 1969 09 08 VenueSan Siro MilanRefereeRoger Machin France Attendance60 675Second legEstudiantes LP Milan2 1Date22 October 1969 1969 10 22 VenueLa Bombonera Buenos AiresRefereeDomingo Massaro Chile Attendance45 000 19681970 The first leg was played at the San Siro in Milan on 8 September 1969 Milan won the home game 3 0 The return leg was held on 22 October at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires Despite suffering a 2 1 defeat Milan won the title on aggregate Contents 1 Violence on pitch 2 First leg 2 1 Match details 3 Second leg 3 1 Match details 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksViolence on pitch edit nbsp A bleeding Nestor Combin attended by doctors after being stuck in the face by Ramon Aguirre SuarezAmongst other things the tie became infamous for the violent on pitch conduct and dirty tactics employed by Estudiantes players in the second leg of the fixture 1 Estudiantes players used violence from the beginning with Alberto Poletti and Ramon Aguirre Suarez throwing balls to a group of Milan players that were practising on the field prior to the match With the game already in progress Eduardo Manera pushed around goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini then he bit Saul Malatrasi Aguirre Suarez one of the most violent players injured Nestor Combin and Pierino Prati although he would not be expelled until another violent action against Gianni Rivera 2 After a match which saw two Italian players badly assaulted events took a turn for the surreal when stretcher bound Milan striker Nestor Combin was arrested by Argentine police for draft dodging Combin had been born in Argentina but had represented France at international level having moved to Europe for his professional career The match had immediate political ramifications partly due to Argentina s bid for the World Cup in 1978 Many of the team s players were arrested and goalkeeper Alberto Poletti who had punched Milan s golden boy playmaker Gianni Rivera kicked Combin and had clashed with supporters after the match was handed a life ban Ramon Suarez who had broken the nose of Combin was banned from international fixtures for five years The match is also partly to blame for a subsequent boycott of the tournament by European teams No Estudiantes that was not manhood it was not temperament it was not spirit this has been apologetics for brutality and madness this has embarrassed us all and those responsible should be ashamed If we really want to continue believing in something in the future let s start by repudiating this unfortunate episode Journalist Julio Cesar Pasquato blaming players of Estudiantes for the violence against their rivals 2 First leg 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Rognoni nbsp 37 Manager nbsp Nereo RoccoSee also edit1968 69 European Cup 1969 Copa Libertadores A C Milan in European footballReferences edit Adams Tony Rewind to 1969 Estudiantes Leave Their Mark ESPN Archived from the original on 11 November 2012 Retrieved 13 December 2012 a b La pagina mas negra del futbol argentino on El Grafico 1969External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1969 Intercontinental Cup association football Match details and lineups at RSSSF com Match reports at UEFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 Intercontinental Cup amp oldid 1174168734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
