1956 Latin Cup
Coppa Latina 1956
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates29 June – 3 July 1956
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions AC Milan (2nd title)
Runners-up Athletic Bilbao
Third place SL Benfica
Fourth place OGC Nice
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)
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The 1956 Latin Cup (Italian: Coppa Latina 1956) was the seventh edition of the annual Latin Cup which was played by clubs of the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The tournament was hosted by Italy, and the Italian club AC Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Athletic Bilbao by a score of 3–1 in the final match.

Participating teams

Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
OGC Nice 1955–56 French Division 1 champions 1952
AC Milan 1955–56 Serie A runners-up[a] 1951, 1953, 1955
SL Benfica 1955–56 Primeira Divisão runners-up[b] 1950
Athletic Bilbao 1955–56 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

The host of the tournament was Italy,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.

Milan
Arena Civica
Capacity: 10,000
Arena Civica

Tournament

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 June – Paris
 
 
 AC Milan4
 
3 July – Paris
 
 SL Benfica2
 
 AC Milan3
 
30 June – Paris
 
 Athletic Bilbao1
 
 Athletic Bilbao2
 
 
 OGC Nice0
 
Third place match
 
 
3 July – Paris
 
 
 SL Benfica (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 OGC Nice1

Semifinals

AC Milan 4–2 SL Benfica
 Report
Arena Civica, Milan, Italy
Referee: Julián Arqué Martín (Spain)
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 OGC Nice
 Report
Arena Civica, Milan, Italy
Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy)

Third place match

SL Benfica 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) OGC Nice
 Report
  • Milazzo 102'
Arena Civica, Milan, Italy
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Final

AC Milan 3–1 Athletic Bilbao
 Report
Arena Civica, Milan, Italy
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
AC Milan
Athletic Bilbao
GK Italy Lorenzo Buffon
DF Italy Cesare Maldini
DF Italy Francesco Zagatti
DF Italy Eros Fassetta
DF Italy Luigi Radice
MF Italy Osvaldo Bagnoli
MF Sweden Nils Liedholm
MF Italy Amos Mariani
FW Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW Italy Amleto Frignani
FW Italy Giorgio Dal Monte
Manager:
Uruguay Héctor Puricelli
GK Spain Carmelo Cedrún
DF Spain José María Orúe
DF Spain Canito
DF Spain Jesús Garay
MF Spain Félix Markaida
MF Spain Mauri
MF Spain José María Maguregui
FW Spain Ignacio Uribe
FW Spain Eneko Arieta
FW Spain José Luis Artetxe
FW Spain Agustín Gaínza
Manager:
Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Daučík
1956 Latin Cup Champions
Italy
AC Milan
2nd title

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy AC Milan 3
2 Italy Osvaldo Bagnoli 2
Spain Félix Markaida Spain Athletic Bilbao
3 Spain José Luis Artetxe 1
Morocco François Milazzo France OGC Nice
Italy Amos Mariani Italy AC Milan
Italy Giorgio Dal Monte
Portugal Mário Coluna Portugal SL Benfica
Portugal Fernando Caiado
Portugal Domiciano Cavém
Portugal José Águas
Sources: [2][3][4][5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ ACF Fiorentina declined participation in the tournament.
  2. ^ FC Porto declined participation in the tournament.

References

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Milan 4–2 Benfica". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Athletic 2–0 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Benfica 2–1 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Milan 3–1 Athletic". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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