This Intercontinental Cup derived over the years in the current Club World Cup of the FIFAopen to representatives of other confederations, and the Artemio Franchi Cup it was abandoned after 1993, as momentum was given to the King Fahd Cup/Confederations Cupwhich also brought together teams from other continents and whose last edition was held in 2017. Since then its dispute has been suspended.
Within the framework of their current good relations and their alliance, Conmebol Y UEFA signed a series of agreements and the dispute of a new Conmebol-UEFA Champions Cuppopularly baptized as “Finalissima“, is one of the most visible, resurrecting the spirit of that Artemio Franchi Cup.
These were the two disputed editions of the Artemio Franchi Cup:
The first edition of this new tournament took place in 1985 at the Parc des Princes stadium Paris.
participated in it Francewho had won the European Championship of 1984 after overcoming Spain in the final precisely in the Parc des Princes, and Uruguaywho had been crowned in the America Cup of 1983.
The match brought two great figures face to face, michel platini against Enzo Francescoli.
The French controlled the game without problems and prevailed 2-0 with goals from Dominique Rocheteau (minute 4) and Jose Toure (46).
Although the Artemio Franchi Cup should be played every four years, the next edition of the tournament was in 1993eight years after the first due to logistical difficulties and conflicting dates.
Due to the principle of alternation, the second Artemio Franchi Cup was played in South Americain Mar del Platawhere the Argentine national teamchampion of the America’s Cup 1991was imposed by beating the winner of the Euro 1992, Denmark (5-4 after a 1-1 draw).
Coach Alfio Basile had a squad with stars like Diego Maradona, Diego Simeone, Gabriel Batistuta, Claudio Caniggia Y Sergio Goycoechea; but it was Denmark the one that went ahead on the scoreboard, with a goal against Nestor Craviotto in the 12th minute. However, Caniggia soon balanced for the ‘Albiceleste’.
In the penalty shootout, Caniggia was the only Argentine to miss, but the two missed shots by the Danes gave the title to Argentina.
What came after the Artemio Franchi Cup and its winners
The Confederations Cup of the FIFA and its previous version of the King Fahd Cup it was considered an extended evolution of the principle of measuring itself against the continental champions, although only in three of the ten occasions the final duel was between a European team and a South American one.
In nineteen ninety five, Denmark took a kind of revenge by beating 2-0 to Argentina on the King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Already with the name of Confederations Cup, Brazil was imposed on Spain 3-0 in the final of 2013in the maracana of Rio de JaneiroY Germany a Chili 1-0 in 2017, in St. Petersburg.
Three unofficial games also measured the then champions of Europe Y South America: Brazil won two of them Holland (1-0) in rotterdam in 1989 Already Germany (2-1) in stuttgartY Spain won the other, 3-1 over Uruguay in Doha in 2013.
Source: Ambito
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