The 1999 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 27 August 1999 between the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, and Lazio, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Lazio won the match 1–0, the winning goal coming from Chilean striker Marcelo Salas in the 35th minute. The match was played at a neutral venue, the Stade Louis II in Monaco, in front of 14,461 spectators.
This was the last Super Cup contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998–99 season. Since 2000, it has been contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
Venue The Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup since 1998. It was inaugurated in 1985, and is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.
Teams TeamQualificationPrevious participation (bold indicates winners) Manchester United1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners1991 Lazio1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winnersNone
Match
Summary Lazio scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute when Marcelo Salas hit a shot from just inside the penalty box which goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw got his hand to but failed to keep out as the ball went under his body.
Details
GK 17 Raimond van der GouwRB 2 Gary NevilleCB 6 Jaap Stam CB 21 Henning BergLB 12 Phil NevilleRM 7 David Beckham CM 16 Roy Keane (c)LM 18 Paul ScholesRF 9 Andy Cole CF 10 Teddy SheringhamLF 20 Ole Gunnar SolskjærSubstitutes:GK 31 Nick CulkinDF 13 John Curtis MF 11 Ryan GiggsMF 33 Mark WilsonMF 34 Jonathan Greening FW 14 Jordi Cruyff FW 19 Dwight YorkeManager: Sir Alex Ferguson GK 1 Luca Marchegiani RB 2 Paolo Negro CB 13 Alessandro Nesta (c)CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović LB 15 Giuseppe PancaroRM 20 Dejan StankovićCM 23 Juan Sebastián VerónCM 25 Matías AlmeydaLM 18 Pavel Nedvěd SS 10 Roberto Mancini CF 21 Simone Inzaghi Substitutes:GK 22 Marco BallottaDF 5 Giuseppe FavalliMF 7 Sérgio ConceiçãoMF 14 Diego Simeone MF 16 Attilio Lombardo FW 9 Marcelo Salas FW 19 Kennet AnderssonManager: Sven-Göran Eriksson Man of the Match: Juan Sebastián Verón (Lazio)
Assistant referees: Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland) Eugeniusz Koczar (Poland) Fourth official: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
See also 1998–99 UEFA Champions League 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1999–2000 SS Lazio season 1999–2000 Manchester United F.C. season Manchester United F.C. in international football SS Lazio in European football
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