# Benfica

> The Lisbon club Santos beat for the 1962 Intercontinental Cup, with Pelé scoring five goals over the two legs.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/benfica
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Intercontinental_Cup

- Type: Club
- Country: Portugal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica were European champions in 1961 and 1962, with Eusébio in attack. In the 1962 Intercontinental Cup, Santos won 3–2 in Rio and 5–2 in Lisbon. Pelé scored twice in the first leg and three times in the second.

## Related

- Its home city or country: [Lisbon](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/lisbon)
- The matches it played against him: [Santos 5–2 Benfica](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/santos-5-2-benfica-1962)
- Its people: [Eusébio](https://pele.wiki/footballer/people/eusebio)
- The chapters it appears in: [The peak years at Santos (1959–1965)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-peak-years-at-santos)