# Intercontinental Cup 1963

> Santos's second world club title, won against AC Milan after a play-off in Rio, with Pelé playing only the first leg.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/tournaments/1963-intercontinental-cup
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Intercontinental_Cup

- Year: 1963
- Result: Champions
- His matches: 1
- His goals: 2

In 1963 Santos met AC Milan, the European champions. In the first leg at the San Siro on 16 October, Milan won 4–2. Pelé scored both Santos goals, the second from a penalty.

He did not play in the return leg or the play-off. Santos won the second leg 4–2 at the Maracanã, and because the competition was decided on points, a play-off was held two days later at the same stadium. Santos won it 1–0 with a penalty from Dalmo.

Both Rio matches were controversial. Milan complained about the refereeing of the Argentine official Juan Brozzi, and Milan's captain Cesare Maldini was sent off in the play-off.

The second leg at the Maracanã drew 132,728 people and the play-off 120,421. Santos's winner in the play-off came from a penalty that many reporters considered a dive. Even so, Santos became the first club to win the Intercontinental Cup twice in a row.

Pelé captained Santos in the first leg, in which Giovanni Trapattoni, Amarildo (twice) and Bruno Mora scored for Milan. In the second leg Milan led 2–0 at half-time; Santos scored four in the second half, three of them from free kicks. The referee, Brozzi, was later expelled by his own federation.

## Related

- The country it was held in: [Italy](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/italy-country), [Brazil](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/brazil-country)
- The team he played for in it: [Santos FC](https://pele.wiki/footballer/teams/santos)
- The chapters it appears in: [The peak years at Santos (1959–1965)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-peak-years-at-santos)
- The honours it brought: [Intercontinental Cup, 1963](https://pele.wiki/footballer/honours/intercontinental-cup-1963)