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Football match
The 1996 Intercontinental Cup was an
association football match played on 26 November 1996, between
Juventus, winners of the
1995–96 UEFA Champions League, and
River Plate, winners of the
1996 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the
National Stadium in
Tokyo. It was Juventus' third appearance into the competition, after the defeat in
1973 and the victory in
1985 against
Argentinos Juniors, whereas it was River Plate's second appearance after the victory in
1986 against
Steaua București.
Alessandro Del Piero was named as
man of the match and got the only goal of the game when he shot right footed to the top of the net in the 81st minute.
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Venue
Match details
Match Ball
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