The 1951 Latin Cup () was the third edition of the annual Latin Cup which was played by clubs of the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The tournament was hosted by Italy, and the Italian club Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Lille by a score of 5–0 in the final match.
Participating teams
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances Lille 1950–51 French Division 1 runners-up Debut Milan 1950–51 Serie A champions Debut Sporting CP 1950–51 Primeira Divisão champions 1949 Atlético Madrid 1950–51 La Liga champions 1950
Venues
The host of the tournament was Italy, and all matches were played in one host stadium.
Milan Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Capacity: 37,500
Tournament
Bracket
Semifinals
Semifinal replay
Third place match
Final
GK Lorenzo Buffon DF Andrea Bonomi DF Arturo Silvestri MF Nils Liedholm MF Benigno De Grandi MF Carlo Annovazzi MF Omero Tognon MF Albano Vicariotto FW Renzo Burini FW Gunnar Gren FW Gunnar Nordahl Manager: Lajos Czeizler GK DF DF Cor van der Hart DF Guy Poitevin DF Marceau Somerlinck MF Albert Dubreucq MF Jean Vincent FW Erik Jensen FW Jean Lechantre FW FW André Strappe Manager: André Cheuva
Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 André Strappe Lille 5 2 Manuel Vasques Sporting CP 4 Gunnar Nordahl Milan 3 Mario Renosto 3 4 Henry Carlsson Atlético Madrid 2 5 Pedro Mascaró 1 Pérez Payá Boleslaw Tempowski Lille Erik Jensen Renzo Burini Milan Carlo Annovazzi Manuel Caldeira Sporting CP José Travassos
See also
1951 Zentropa Cup, a similar competition
Notes
References
External links
Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF