This Day in History: 2023-02-01

Nr. 395

INTER MILAN WIN EUROPEAN CUP (1964)

In May 1964 Inter Milan won their first European Cup with victory over Real Madrid in Vienna. Sandrino Mazzola, the son of the Italian captain Valentino Mazzola who died in the Torino air disaster of 1947, was the star of this side and appropriately gave Inter the lead two minutes before half-time. Auerlio Milani doubled it in the second half before Felo gave Madrid some hope by making the score 2-1 with 21 minutes remaining. Madrid’s aging superstars, Di Stefano and Puskas, failed to find away past Inter’s defensive system, famously known as Cantennaccio, and Mazzola put the game beyond doubt with his second of the game after 76 minutes.

Picchi looks to surge past Real Madrid’s Isidro as Inter Milan carve out their famous victory against Madrid’s original galacticos.