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The 1990 Intercontinental Cup was a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

match played on 9 December 1990 between Milan

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

of Italy

Italy

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, winners of the 1989–90 European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, and Olimpia

Olimpia Asunción

Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....

of Paraguay

Paraguay

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, winners of the 1990

Copa Libertadores 1990

The Copa Libertadores 1990 was won by Club Olimpia after defeating Barcelona Sporting Club with a 3-1 aggregate in the finals. One of the players for Olimpia was legendary goalkeeper Ever Hugo Almeida, who retired from professional football the following year....

Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

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in Tokyo

Tokyo

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in front of 60,228 fans. Frank Rijkaard

Frank Rijkaard

Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...

was named as man of the match

Man of the match

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Match details


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	A.C. MILAN:
GK	1	Andrea Pazzagli Andrea Pazzagli Andrea Pazzagli was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for A.C. Milan in the late 1980s and early 1990s....
DF	2	Mauro Tassotti Mauro Tassotti Mauro Tassotti is a retired Italian footballer. He played for seventeen years with A.C. Milan, mostly at right back but could also fill in at centre back if required, thanks to his versatility and commitment...
DF	6	Franco Baresi Franco Baresi Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"... (C)
DF	4	Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta is an Italian former professional football defender turned manager.Costacurta spent some twenty years at Milan, with a brief period spent in AC Monza on loan. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the...
DF	3	Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...
MF	8	Roberto Donadoni Roberto Donadoni Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge of Serie A club Cagliari.An attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique, he was a pillar of the powerhouse AC Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League...
MF	5	Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
MF	7	Angelo Carbone Angelo Carbone Angelo Carbone is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Carbone had a much travelled career, playing for ten different clubs. His greatest success was winning the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan in 1994....
MF	11	Giovanni Stroppa Giovanni Stroppa Giovanni Stroppa is an Italian former football midfielder turned manager. He is currently in charge as head coach of Südtirol-Alto Adige.-Playing career :...
FW	9	Marco van Basten
FW	10	Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...
Substitutes:
DF	15	Filippo Galli Filippo Galli Filippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position...
MF	13	Gianluca Gaudenzi Gianluca Gaudenzi Gianluca Gaudenzi is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, since April 5, 2011, he manages Fano.-Honours:* UEFA Super Cup winner: 1990.* Intercontinental Cup winner: 1990....
Manager:
Arrigo Sacchi Arrigo Sacchi Arrigo Sacchi is an Italian football coach. He is best known for his success coaching Italian teams, particularly with Milan where he won back to back European Cups as coach in the late eighties where he was head coach of the Italy national football team . He was twice manager of A.C...

style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> OLIMPIA: | GK

Ever Hugo Almeida

Ever Hugo Almeida ; naturalized Paraguayan in 1975, is a former football goalkeeper and now is the national coach of Guatemala....

Virginio Cáceres

Virginio Cáceres Villalba is a retired football defender from Paraguay.Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the years1 = |San Pedro Department and arrived in Asunción at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture the...

Remigio Fernández DF

Mario César Ramírez

Mario César Ramírez Estigarribia is a former football defender and coach.-As player:Ramírez started his career in the youth divisions of Club 1 de Mayo de Limpio and then moved to Club Fulgencio Yegros, also from the city of Limpio...

Silvio Suárez

Silvio Suárez is a former football defender from Paraguay. His most common position in defense was left-back.-Club:...

Fermín Balbuena MF

Adolfo Jara Heyn

Adolfo Ramón Jara Heyn is a former football midfielder, futsal player, and coach.-Career:Heyn played for most his career in Olimpia Asunción where he won several national and international championships such as the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana. His brother, Luis, also played...

Jorge Guasch

Jorge Catalino Guasch Bazán is a former football midfielder.Nicknamed "El Chino" , Guasch started his career at the small regional club Guaraní de Davaru in the city of Carapeguá, in 1975. Scouts from Club Olimpia noticed his talent and one year later, in 1976, he was playing in the Paraguayan...

Luis Alberto Monzón FW

Adriano Samaniego

Adriano Samaniego Giménez ; is a former football striker.-Club:Samaniego started his football career in the youth divisions of Club Olimpia of Paraguay. His debut in the first team squad was in 1981...

Raúl Vicente Amarilla

Raúl Vicente Amarilla is a retired Paraguayan football striker.-Career as a player:Amarilla made his debut in his hometown team, Sportivo Luqueño at the age of 17. Because of his scoring ability and great heading skills he soon moved to Spain and signed for Real Zaragoza...

Substitutes: DF

Herib Chamas

Herib Yamil Chamas is a former football defender and coach that also competes in Rally racing....

Cristobal Cubilla Manager:

Luis Alberto Cubilla

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