The 1996 Intercontinental Cup was a football

Football (soccer)

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 match played on November 26, 1996 between Juventus

Juventus F.C.

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, winners of the 1995-96 UEFA Champions League

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 River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

, winners of the 1996

Copa Libertadores 1996

The 1996 edition of Copa Libertadores was the 37th in the tournament's history. Twenty-one teams participated in the competition. River Plate, of Argentina, won the tournament for their second time. The tournament began on March 13 and ended on June 26....

 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

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 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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. It was Juventus' third appearance into the competition, after the defeat in 1973

1973 Intercontinental Cup

The 1973 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on November 28, 1973 between Juventus, runners-up of the 1972-73 European Cup, and Independiente, winner of the 1973 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome...

 and the victory in 1985

1985 Intercontinental Cup

The 1985 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 8, 1985 between Juventus, winners of the 1984-85 European Cup, and Argentinos Juniors, winners of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. Recognised as the best edition in the history of the tournament for technical and agonistic level, the...

 against Argentinos Juniors

Argentinos Juniors

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, whereas it was River Plate's second appearance after the victory in 1986

1986 Intercontinental Cup

The 1986 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 14 December 1986 between River Plate of Argentina, winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores, and FC Steaua Bucureşti of Romania, winners of the 1985–86 European Cup. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo...

 against Steaua Bucharest.
Alessandro Del Piero

Alessandro Del Piero

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 was named as man of the match

Man of the match

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.

Match details

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style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center>	JUVENTUS:
GK	1	Angelo Peruzzi Angelo Peruzzi Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award....
DF	3	Moreno Torricelli Moreno Torricelli Moreno Torricelli is an Italian football manager and former defender.-Player:Torricelli, born in Erba was one of 3 children, twin brother Paulo and sister Ariann. He started playing football when he was around 8 in the town he was living in, Verano Brianza...
DF	2	Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:...
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|MF ||7 ||  Angelo Di Livio

Angelo Di Livio

Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank....

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|MF ||14 ||  Didier Deschamps

Didier Deschamps

Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...

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|MF ||21||  Zinédine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...

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|MF ||18|| Vladimir Jugović

Vladimir Jugovic

Vladimir Jugović is a retired Serbian football player renowned for his vision and technique.-Career:Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice...

 
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|FW ||10||  Alessandro Del Piero

Alessandro Del Piero

Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....

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|FW ||9||  Alen Bokšić

Alen Bokšic

Alen Bokšić is a former football attacker from Croatia. He was a renowned forward known for his technique.-Career:Bokšić was born in Makarska and started his career in the club Zmaj from Makarska. As a young player he moved to Hajduk Split and was introduced into the first team . With Hajduk, he...

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|GK ||12||  Michelangelo Rampulla

Michelangelo Rampulla

Michelangelo Rampulla is a former Italian football goalkeeper.-Playing career:After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.He is best remembered for being...

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|DF ||13||  Mark Iuliano

Mark Iuliano

Mark Iuliano is a former Italian football defender, who spent the bulk of his career with Italian powerhouse, Juventus FC, in the Italian Serie A.-Salernitana Calcio 1919:...

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|MF ||19||  Attilio Lombardo

Attilio Lombardo

Attilio Lombardo is a retired football player turned manager.-Playing:...

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|MF ||20||  Alessio Tacchinardi

Alessio Tacchinardi

Alessio Tacchinardi is a retired Italian footballer who played as defensive midfielder and spent the vast majority of his career playing for Juventus FC, winning 17 official trophies with the club...

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|MF ||26||  Raffaele Ametrano

Raffaele Ametrano

Raffaele Ametrano is a former Italian football player.He represented Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics....

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|FW ||11||  Michele Padovano

Michele Padovano

Michele Padovano is an Italian retired football player.Padovano began his professional career at Asti T.S.C. in Serie C2, before short spells at Pisa, Napoli and Genoa, he signed for Reggiana where he impressed...

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|FW ||15||  Christian Vieri

Christian Vieri

Christian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...

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|colspan=4|  Marcello Lippi

Marcello Lippi

Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...

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RIVER PLATE:
GK	1	Roberto Bonano
DF	4	Hernán Díaz Hernán Díaz Hernán Edgardo Díaz is a former Argentine football right back. During his club career he played for Rosario Central, Los Andes, River Plate and Colón de Santa Fe.-Early career:...
DF	2	Celso Ayala
DF	6	Eduardo Berizzo Eduardo Berizzo Manolo Eduardo Berizzo is a retired Argentine football central defender and a current coach....
DF	3	Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín is a former Argentine footballer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He is a much-travelled player, having spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was captain of the Argentine team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He is a versatile left wing-back who can play...
MF	8	Roberto Monserrat Roberto Monserrat Roberto Carlos Monserrat is a former Argentine football midfielder. He played for the Argentina national team and won several major championships with River Plate.-Career:...
MF	5

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|MF ||11||  Sergio Berti

Sergio Berti

Sergio Ángel Berti is a retired Argentine professional football player, nicknamed La Bruja....

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|MF ||9||  Enzo Francescoli

Enzo Francescoli

Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former uruguayan football player of Italian and Spanish origin, who retired in 1997. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe or Le Prince...

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|FW ||10||  Ariel Ortega

Ariel Ortega

Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is an Argentine football attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" , thus he is called "Burrito Ortega"....

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|FW ||7 ||  Julio Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...

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|GK || ||  Germán Burgos
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|DF || ||  Guillermo Rivarola

Guillermo Rivarola

Guillermo Daniel Rivarola is an Argentine former footballer and currently is the manager of Sporting Cristal. He played for many clubs in Argentina and Mexico such as River Plate, San Lorenzo, Racing Club. He retired playing for Racing.Rivarola won 3 Primera Division Argentina with River Plate and...

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|MF || ||  Marcelo Escudero

Marcelo Escudero

Marcelo Alejandro Escudero is a retired Argentine football midfielder who won five league titles and the Copa Libertadores 1996 with River Plate....

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|MF || ||  Leonel Gancedo || ||
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|MF || ||  Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....

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|FW || ||  Ramón Medina Bello
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|FW || ||  Marcelo Salas

Marcelo Salas

José Marcelo Salas Melinao , better known as El Matador, Shileno or simply Marcelo Salas, is a former football player from Chile. He, along with world cup veterans, 3 time Best Player of America Elías Figueroa and former Real Madrid and Inter Milan forward Iván Zamorano, has been one of Chile's...

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|colspan=4|  Ramón Díaz

Ramón Díaz

Ramón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....

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Man of the Match: Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain.... (Juventus)