The 1985 Edition of the
Intercontinental Cup was the sixth in Tokyo.
The participating teams were
Italy’s Juventus and Argentina’s Argentinos Juniors.
Juventus had won the
Champions Cup by defeating Liverpool (1-0) on May 29th, 1985 at
Brussels. Unfortunately, this victory was tarnished due to the Heysel Tragedy
that had claimed the lives of scores of their fans.
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Match Programme, December 8,
1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Argentinos Juniors had won the Copa Libertadoes just couple of months before in October. They had defeated Colombia’s Amercia Cali. They had lost the first leg (0-1) on October 17th, 1985 (1-0) and won the second leg by the same score on October 22nd.
This necessitated a play-off
in Asuncion, Paraguay, two days later on October 24th. That match
ended in a (1-1) tie and finally a penalty kick shoot-out was necessary to
determine the winner and Argentinos Juniors won on (5-4) in the shoot-out.
Jose Antonio Yudica’s
Argentinos Juniors had little history and were mostly known as Diego Maradona’s
first club prior to their Copa Libertadores adventure. The side included 1978
World Cup Champion Jorge Olguin in defense as well as Daniel Batista who in
turn would also become a World Cup Champion the following June.
However, the star of the side
was the talented Claudio Borghi. Many were not only tipping him for a transfer
abroad but also as a future star in the upcoming World Cup in Mexico.
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Photo From: Onze Onze, Issue 125,
May 1986
(Claudio Borghi, December 8,
1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: El Grafico, Issue
3453, 1985
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: El Grafico, Issue
3453, 1985
(Claudio Borghi and Miche
Platini, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors
2)
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Giovanni Trapattoni’s
Juventus were an experienced side led by the reigning double (soon a third)
Ballon d’Or winner, the Frenchman Michel Platini.
The other experienced players
included Gaetano Scirea, Antonio Cabrini (both 1982 World Cup winners), Sergio
Brio and Massimo Bonini.
They were complemented with
the youth of the front line of Aldo Serena and Danish star Michael Laudrup.
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(Juventus squad with the flag
of Japan, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors
2)
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Photo From: World Soccer, January 1986
(Michel Platini, December 8,
1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: Mondial, new
series, issue 70, December 1985
(Michel Platini, December 8,
1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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It
was said that the local organizers were somewhat dismayed with Juventus’
participation. One reason was the lingering negative memory of Heysel. The
other reason was Juventus’ affiliation with Fiat cars (owned by the Agnelli
family).
The
thought that a Juventus player could be chosen as the player of the match was
rather awkward, as the player would win a Toyota car.
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo,
Issue 570 (Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
(Michel Platini, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental
Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2) |
Juventus
had taken preparations seriously by arriving in Tokyo on the Tuesday, December
3rd.
It
must be remembered this trophy was the only one missing in Juventus’ cabinet.
The
previous encounters in Tokyo had been mostly defensive and low scoring affairs.
This match would turn out to be a much more exciting and talked about match
mostly due to the performance of Singapore Linesman Sebastian Yap Bonn Yong (more on that later…)
The match would be played on
a soft pitch as it had rained in the previous day.
Argentinos Juniors had
declared their intent to play an attacking match and would be more inspired in
the first half. Juventus had difficulty to cope with the speed of Castro and
Ereros upfront.
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Photo From: El Grafico, Issue
3453, 1985
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: El Grafico, Issue
3453, 1985
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Juventus did however have a
penalty claim waved off after a foul on Laudrup.
Juventus would improve in the
second half, as would the match itself. Early on in the half, Laudrup would
score but would be waved offside by the Singapore linesman Yap Bonn Yong (more
to follow…)
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(Juventus players protesting
to match referee Roth, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus
2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: France Football,
Issue 2070, December 10, 1985
(Pavoni and Aldo Serena,
December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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The
South Americans Champions would start the scoring in the 55th
minute. From the middle, Videla lobbed a ball to Ereros who in turn lobbed over
the advancing Tacconi.
Seven
minutes later, Argentinos Juniors scored through Castro but once more Linesman
Yap Bonn Yong waved offside.
A
minute later, Juventus tied the score through a Michel Platini penalty kick
(after Olguin had fouled Serena in the box).
A
minute later Juventus would lose Captain Scirea through injury. He would be
replaced by Stefano Pioli (the current AC Milan Manager). Luciano Favero would
move to cover Scirea’s position.
Five
minutes later, Platini scored what would have been the best goal of the match
and certainly one of his most memorable ones.
He
controlled a pass with his right foot and with his left foot volleyed past Vidallé. However, once more Yap Bonn Yong waved offside.
In the 75th
minute, Argentinos Juniors would take the lead. From the middle, Borghi sent a
through ball on the right side to Castro who lobbed over Tacconi from a narrow
angle.
Juventus would tie the match
in the 82nd minute. Massimo Bonini gained possession and passed to
Laudrup in the middle, the Dane did a one-two combination with Platini, who
chipped the wall over the Argentine defense to the onrushing Laudrup who went
around Vidallé
and scored from a closed angle. It was certainly the goal of the match (…if not
for Platini’s ruled out effort).
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(Michael Laudrup scoring,
December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo,
Issue 570 (Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
(Michael Laudrup scoring, December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2) |
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Photo From: Mondial, new
series, issue 70, December 1985
(Michael Laudrup scoring,
December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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The
match went into extra time but neither side was able to score again.
For
the first since the Tournament’s move to Tokyo, the match would be decided in a
penalty kick shoot-out.
Juventus
would be victorious (4-2) in the shoot-out with Batista and Pavoni missing
their attempts. Platini scored Juventus' decisive winner to cap off a memorable night for him and his team.
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(Michel Platini scoring from
the spot, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors
2)
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo,
Issue 570 (Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
(Platini scoring the decisive penalty kick, December
8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2) |
Juventus
goalkeeper Stefano Tacconi would credit Juventus Assistant Manager Romolo
Bizzotto for his shoot-out heroics. Bizzotto had observed Argentinos Juniors
penalty kicks in previous matches and it had been decided to dive mostly to the
right on their attempts.
In
victory, Juventus became the first European team to win every possible trophy
(domestic and European).
Juventus
duo Scirea and Cabrini became the first Italian players to have won every
possible trophy at club-level.
Juventus’
win was not only the first European win in Tokyo but also the first European
winner over-all since Bayern Munich winning in 1976.
This
Final was regarded as the best Final at its Tokyo home, though Singapore
Linesman Sebastian Yap Bonn Yong took the
brunt of the criticisms after waving so many offside decisions.
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Juventus’ Massimo Bonini
praised the team’s fighting spirit, saying, “it shows quite a bit of character to come back
twice like that”.
Juventus
President Giampiero Boniperti stated, “We beat all the odds…the travel, the pitch, the
linesman, the referee and the champions of south America”.
As could be expected Michel
Platini was chosen as the player of the match and won the Toyota car.
In an unprecedented move,
instead of claiming the car, Platini requested the cash value of the automobile
and afterwards he divided that sum with his teammates.
After the match, Platini
stated that this match had reconciled and rekindled his love of the game after
depression following the Heysel Tragedy.
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Photo From: Onze, Issue
121, January 1986
(Michel Platini with the trophy with the exchanged
jersey of Argentinos Juniors goalkeeper Vidallé,
December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2) |
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Photo From: Mondial, new
series, issue 70, December 1985
(Michel Platini, December 8,
1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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His Juventus teammate,
Massimo Bonini was asked about the choice of Platini as the player of the
match. The San Marino player believed the decision was fair. He also stated
that he does all of Platini’s running while the Frenchman sorts out all the
problems on the field and that “It is not a bad arrangement.”
For the first time ever
(after six tries), a European Nation won the Toyota Cup in Tokyo, breaking
South American dominance of the trophy since its move there.
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Photo From: World Soccer, January 1986
(Antonio Cabrini with the
trophy, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors
2)
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo,
Issue 570 (Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
(Juventus players celebrating
with exchanged jerseys, December 8, 1985, Intercontinental Cup, Juventus
2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: Guerin Sportivo,
Issue 570 (Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
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(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Photo From: Mondial, new
series, issue 70, December 1985
(December 8, 1985,
Intercontinental Cup, Juventus 2-Argentinos Juniors 2)
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Date: December 8, 1985
Competition: Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup)
Result: Juventus Football
Club-Torino (Italy) 2-Asociación Atlética
Argentinos Juniors-Buenos Aires (Argentina) 2 (After Extra Time) (Juventus won 4-2 on penalty
kick-shoot-out)
Venue: Tokyo, National Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)
Linesmen: Sebastian Yap Bonn Yong (Singapore), Takada Shizuo
(Japan)
Fourth Official: Okaya Yoshisato (Japan)
Goalscorers:
(Juventus): Michel Platini 63
pen, Michael Laudrup 82
(Argentinos Juniors): Carlos
Adolfo Ereros
55, José Antonio Castro 75
Summary of goals:
1:0 (55th minute,
Argentinos Juniors): From the middle, Videla lobbed a ball to Ereros who in turn lobbed
over the advancing Tacconi.
1:1 (63rd minute,
Juventus): Jorge Olguin fouled Aldo Serena in the box. Platini scored from
the ensuing penalty kick.
2:1 (75th minute,
Argentinos Juniors): From the middle, Borghi sent a through ball on the
right side to Castro who lobbed over Tacconi from a narrow angle.
2:2 (82nd minute,
Juventus): Massimo Bonini gained possession and passed to Laudrup in the
middle, the Dane did a one-two combination with Platini, who chipped the wall
over the Argentine defense to the onrushing Laudrup who went around Vidallé and scored from a
closed angle
Penalty shoot-out
sequence:
(Juventus): Brio (1-0),
Cabrini (2-1), Serena (3-1), Laudrup (missed) (3-2), Platini (4-2)
(Argentinos Juniors): Olguin
(1-1), Batista (missed) (2-1), Lopez (3-2), Pavoni (missed) (3-2)
Lineups:
Juventus:
1-Stefano
Tacconi, 2-Luciano Favero, 3-Antonio Cabrini, 5-Sergio Brio, Gaetano Scirea
(13-Stefano Pioli 64), 4-Massimo Bonini, 7-Massimo Mauro (16-Massimo Briaschi
78), 8-Lionello Manfredonia, 9-Aldo Serena, 10-Michel Platini (France),
11-Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Booked: Massimo Mauro, Michel
Platini
Other Substitutes: 12-Luciano
Bodini, 14-Gabriele Pin, 15-Marco Pacione
Team Captain: Gaetano Scirea
(Note: Cabrini assumed captaincy after Scirea’s substitution)
Shirt Sponsor: None (Ariston)
were the shirt sponsors, but no shirt advertisements were allowed for this
match)
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Kappa
Uniform
Colors: White/Black Vertical striped
shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Argentinos Juniors:
1-Enrique
Bernardo Vidallé, 2-José Luis Pavoni, 3-Adrián Néstor Domenech, 4-Carmelo
Daniel Villalba, 5-Sergio Daniel Batista, 6-Jorge Mario Olguín, 7-José Antonio
Castro, 8-Mario Hernán Videla, 9-Claudio Daniel Borghi, 10-Emilio Nicolás
Commisso (16-Renato Corsi (USA) 82), 11-Carlos Adolfo Ereros (14-Juan José
López 117)
Coach: Jose Antonio Yudica
Booked: Mario Videla,
Claudio Borghi, Renato
Corsi
Other Substitutes: 12-Cesar Roberto
Mendoza (Paraguay), 13-Jorge Pellegrini, 15-Miguel Lemme
Team Captain: Adrián Néstor Domenech
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor: None
(7-up) were the shirt sponsors, but no shirt advertisements were allowed for
this match)
Uniform Colors: Red
Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Man of Match: Michel Platini (Juventus)
Juventus
squad:
Goalkeepers:
Stefano
Tacconi (May 13, 1957 (age 28 years at the time), Perugia)
Luciano Bodini (February 12, 1954
(age 31 years at the time), Leno)
Defenders:
Luciano
Favero (October
11, 1957 (age 28 years at the time), Santa Maria di Sala)
Antonio
Cabrini (October 8, 1957 (age 28 years at the time), Cremona)
Sergio
Brio (August
19, 1956 (age 29 years at the time), Lecce)
Gaetano
Scirea (May
25, 1953 (age 32 years at the time), Cermusco sul Naviglio-September 3,
1989)
Stefano
Pioli (Octonber
20, 1965 (age 20 years at the time), Parma)
Midfielders:
Massimo
Bonini (October
13, 1959 (age 26 years at the time), San Marino)
Massimo
Mauro (May
24, 1962 (age 23 years at the time), Catanzaro)
Lionello
Manfredonia (November 27, 1956 (age 29 years at the time), Rome)
Michel
Platini (France) (June 21, 1955 (age 30 years at the time), Joeuf,
France)
Gabriele Pin (January 21, 1962 (age
23 years at the time), Vittorio Veneto)
Forwards:
Aldo
Serena (June
25, 1960 (age 25 years at the time), Montebelluna)
Michael
Laudrup (Denmark) (June 15, 1964 (age 21 years at the
time), Frederiksberg)
Massimo
Briaschi (May 12, 1958 (age 27 years at the time), Lugo di Vicenza)
Marco Pacione (July 27, 1963 (age 22
years at the time), Pescara)
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
(March 17, 1939 (age 46 years at the
time), Cusano Milanino)
Team Captain: Gaetano
Scirea
Shirt Sponsor: None (Ariston)
were the shirt sponsors, but no shirt advertisements were allowed for this
match)
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Kappa
Note:
Some information for unused
substitutes may not be available, therefore these are the players on and off
the field that are verified to have been present).
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Photo From: 1985-86
Calciatori Panini
(Juventus Logo)
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Photo From: 1985-86
Calciatori Panini
(Juventus squad)
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Photo From: 1985-86
Calciatori Panini
(Juventus squad)
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Giovanni Trappatoni) |
Argentinos
Juniors squad:
Goalkeepers:
Enrique
Bernardo Vidallé (May 7, 1952 (age 33
years at the time), Canals, Cordoba)
Cesar Roberto Mendoza
(Paraguay) (December 8, 1956 (age
29 years at the time), Asuncion, Paraguay)
Defenders:
José Luis Pavoni (May 23, 1954 (age 31 years
at the time), Rosario)
Adrián
Néstor Domenech (March
25, 1959 (age 26 years at the time), Buenos Aires)
Carmelo
Daniel Villalba (June
30, 1960 (age 25 years at the time), Buenos Aires)
Jorge
Mario Olguín
(May 17,
1952 (age 33 years at the time), Dolores)
Jorge
Pellegrini (July 12, 1956 (age 29 years at the time), Santa Fe)
Miguel
Lemme (April 4, 1953 (age 32
years at the time), Buenos Aires)
Midfielders:
Sergio
Daniel Batista (November 9, 1962 (age 23 years at the
time), Buenos Aires)
Mario
Hernán Videla
(January
28, 1962 (age 23 years at the time), Mendoza)
Claudio
Daniel Borghi
(September
28, 1964 (age 21 years at the time), Castelar)
Emilio
Nicolás Commisso (November 5, 1956 (age 29 years at the
time), Cordoba)
Juan
José López (October 31, 1950 (age 35 years at the time), Guernica, Buenos
Aires)
Forwards:
José
Antonio Castro
(October
15, 1955 (age 28 years at the time), Buenos Aires)
Renato
Corsi (USA) (January 24, 1963 (age 22 years at the time), Manhattan, New York
City, USA)
Carlos
Adolfo Ereros (March 6, 1960 (age 25 years at the time), Buenos
Aires)
Coach: Jose Antonio Yudica
(February 26, 1936 (age 49 years at the
time), Rosario, Santa Fe)
Team Captain: Adrián Néstor Domenech
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor: None (7-up)
were the shirt sponsors, but no shirt advertisements were allowed for this
match)
Note:
Some information for unused
substitutes may not be available, therefore these are the players on and off
the field that are verified to have been present).
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Argentinos Juniors Logo)
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Argentinos Juniors squad)
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Argentinos Juniors squad)
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Photo From: Toyota Cup 1985
Programme
(Jose Antonio Yudica)
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Match
Referee:
Volker Roth (February 1, 1942
(age 43 years at the time), Salzgitter, Germany)
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Photo From: kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1986
(Match
Referee Volker Roth)
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References:
France Football, Issue 2070,
December 10, 1985
El Grafico, Issue 3453, 1985
Onze, Issue 121, January 1986
Mondial, new series, issue
70, December 1985
Guerin Sportivo, Issue 570
(Number 50), December 11-17, 1985
World Soccer, January 1986
Toyota Cup 1985 Programme
