1996 Intercontinental Cup
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| Date | 26 November 1996 | ||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) | ||||||
| Referee | Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) | ||||||
| Attendance | 48,305 | ||||||
The 1996 Intercontinental Cup was an
National Stadium in Tokyo. It was Juventus' third appearance into the competition, after the defeat in 1973 and the victory in 1985 against Argentinos Juniors, whereas it was River Plate's second appearance after the victory in 1986 against Steaua București
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man of the match and got the only goal of the game when he shot right footed to the top of the net in the 81st minute.[1]
Venue
National Stadium in Tokyo
hosted the matchMatch details
Juventus  | 1–0 |  River Plate |
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Del Piero  81' |
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National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 48,305
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil
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Man of the Match:
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Match Ball
- The Ball of the match was the Adidas Questra, originally designed to be the official match ball of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
See also
- 1995–96 UEFA Champions League
- 1996 Copa Libertadores
- Juventus F.C. in European football
References
- ^ "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2009.