The 1974 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in March and April 1975 between Independiente, winners of the 1974 Copa Libertadores, and the runners up of the 1973–74 European Cup, Atlético Madrid, as the winners Bayern Munich declined to participate.Aquella Intercontinental del Atlético by Alfredo Relaño on El País, 21 Dec 2014
The first leg was held on 12 March 1975 at the Independiente Stadium, then known as La Doble Visera. The match finished up as a 1–0 victory for the local team, with a goal scored by Agustín Balbuena in the 34th minute.Intercontinental Club Cup 1974 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
Vicente Calderón Stadium hosted the return leg on 10 April 1975. Atlético Madrid won the second leg 2–0. The goals came from Javier Irureta in the 23rd and Rubén Ayala in the 85th minute. Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate,Copa Intercontinental 1974, 30 May 2016La Copa Intercontinental, el título más grande del Calderón by Iván Fuente, Marca, (Archive, 12 Apr 2017) and became the only team to win the Intercontinental Cup without winning a continental championship.
Match details First leg
GK 1 José A. PérezDF 4 Eduardo CommissoDF 2 Miguel A. LópezMF 6 Francisco Sá (c)DF 3 Ricardo PavoniMF 8 Aldo Rodríguez MF 5 Rubén GalvánMF 10 Ricardo BochiniFW 7 Agustín BalbuenaFW 9 Percy RojasFW 11 Daniel Bertoni Substitutes: DF Alejandro Semenewicz FW Luis Giribet Manager: Roberto Ferreiro GK 1 Miguel ReinaDF 2 Francisco Melo (c)DF 3 Ramón HerediaDF 4 Domingo Benegas DF 5 José Luis CapónMF 6 Eusebio BejaranoMF 7 Alberto Fernández MF 8 AdelardoFW 9 Javier IruretaFW 10 José Eulogio GárateFW 11 Rubén AyalaSubstitutes:MF Heraldo Bezerra Manager: Luis Aragonés
Second leg
GK 1 José PachecoDF 2 Francisco Delgado MeloDF 3 Ramón HerediaDF 4 Francisco Aguilar (c)DF 5 José Luis CapónMF 6 Eusebio BejaranoMF 7 Alberto Fernández MF 8 AdelardoFW 9 Javier IruretaFW 10 José Eulogio GárateFW 11 Rubén AyalaSubstitutes:MF Ignacio Salcedo Manager: Luis Aragonés GK 1 José A. PérezDF 4 Eduardo Commisso (c)DF 2 Miguel A. LópezMF 6 Osvaldo Carrica DF 3 Ricardo PavoniMF 8 Hugo SaggioratoMF 5 Rubén GalvánMF 10 Ricardo BochiniFW 7 Agustín BalbuenaFW 9 Percy Rojas FW 11 Daniel BertoniSubstitutes:DF Aldo Rodríguez Manager: Roberto Ferreiro
See also 1973–74 European Cup 1974 Copa Libertadores Atlético Madrid in European football
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