1973 Intercontinental Cup
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The 1973 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 28 November 1973, between Juventus, runners-up of the 1972–73 European Cup, and Independiente, winners of the 1973 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. It was Juventus' first appearance in the competition and Independiente's fourth appearance after the defeats against Internazionale in 1964 and 1965 and against Ajax in 1972. Despite initially refusing to participate in the competition,[1] Juventus replaced Ajax as the representative UEFA team in the competition after Ajax, as the European champions declined to contest a possible meeting in South America officially for financial reasons.[2] The Cup was played in a single match instead of a two-legged final, as happened in the previous and following years until 1979.
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Date | 28 November 1973 | ||||||
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Venue | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||||||
Referee | Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) | ||||||
Attendance | 22,489 | ||||||
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