The 1951 Latin Cup (Italian: Coppa Latina 1951) was the third 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 Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Lille by a score of 5–0 in the final match.

Participating teams

TeamMethod of qualificationPrevious appearances
Lille1950–51 French Division 1 runners-upDebut
Milan1950–51 Serie A championsDebut
Sporting CP1950–51 Primeira Divisão champions1949
Atlético Madrid1950–51 La Liga champions1950

Venues

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

MilanMilan
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Capacity: 37,500

Tournament

Bracket

SemifinalsFinal
20 June – Milan
Milan4
24 June – Milan
Atlético Madrid1
Milan5
21/22 June – Milan
Lille0
Lille (a.e.t.)1/6
Sporting CP1/4
Third place match
24 June – Milan
Atlético Madrid3
Sporting CP1

Semifinals

Milan4–1Atlético Madrid
Renosto 17', 55' (75) Nordahl 19'[citation needed]Carlsson 70'

Lille1–1 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP
Jensen 37'[citation needed]Vasques 56'

Semifinal replay

Lille6–4 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP
Strappe 5', 45', 49', 54', 97' Tempowski 92'[citation needed]Vasques 27', 53', 76' Caldeira 65'

Third place match

Atlético Madrid3–1Sporting CP
Carlsson 13' Mascaró 73' Payá 89'[citation needed]Travassos 8'

Final

Milan5–0Lille
Nordahl 32', 57', 67' Burini 40' Annovazzi 70'[citation needed]
MilanLille
GK Italy Lorenzo Buffon DF Italy Andrea Bonomi DF Italy Arturo Silvestri MF Sweden Nils Liedholm MF Italy Benigno De Grandi MF Italy Carlo Annovazzi MF Italy Omero Tognon MF Italy Albano Vicariotto FW Italy Renzo Burini FW Sweden Gunnar Gren FW Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Manager: Hungary Lajos CzeizlerGK France Pierre Angel DF France Jacques van Cappelen DF Netherlands Cor van der Hart DF France Guy Poitevin DF France Marceau Somerlinck MF France Albert Dubreucq MF France Jean Vincent FW Erik Jensen FW France Jean Lechantre FW France Boleslaw Tempowski FW France André Strappe Manager: France André Cheuva
GKItaly Lorenzo Buffon
DFItaly Andrea Bonomi
DFItaly Arturo Silvestri
MFSweden Nils Liedholm
MFItaly Benigno De Grandi
MFItaly Carlo Annovazzi
MFItaly Omero Tognon
MFItaly Albano Vicariotto
FWItaly Renzo Burini
FWSweden Gunnar Gren
FWSweden Gunnar Nordahl
Manager:
Hungary Lajos Czeizler
GKFrance Pierre Angel
DFFrance Jacques van Cappelen
DFNetherlands Cor van der Hart
DFFrance Guy Poitevin
DFFrance Marceau Somerlinck
MFFrance Albert Dubreucq
MFFrance Jean Vincent
FWErik Jensen
FWFrance Jean Lechantre
FWFrance Boleslaw Tempowski
FWFrance André Strappe
Manager:
France André Cheuva
1951 Latin Cup Champions
Italy Milan 1st title

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1France André StrappeFrench Football Federation Lille5
2Portugal Manuel VasquesPortuguese Football Federation Sporting CP4
Sweden Gunnar NordahlItalian Football Federation Milan
3Italy Mario Renosto3
4Sweden Henry CarlssonRoyal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid2
5Spain Pedro Mascaró1
Spain Pérez Payá
France Boleslaw TempowskiFrench Football Federation Lille
Denmark Erik Jensen
Italy Renzo BuriniItalian Football Federation Milan
Italy Carlo Annovazzi
Portugal Manuel CaldeiraPortuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
Portugal José Travassos
Sources:[citation needed]

See also

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