en 1956 Latin Cup

1956 Latin Cup
Coppa Latina 1956
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	29 June – 3 July 1956
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Milan (2nd title)
Runners-up	Athletic Bilbao
Third place	Benfica
Fourth place	Nice
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	15 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Juan Alberto Schiaffino; (3 goals);
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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 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
Nice	1955–56 French Division 1 champions	1952
Milan	1955–56 Serie A runners-up^[a]	1951, 1953, 1955
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	Milan
Arena Civica
Capacity: 10,000

Tournament

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

29 June – Paris

Milan	4
		3 July – Paris
Benfica	2
		Milan	3
30 June – Paris
		Athletic Bilbao	1
Athletic Bilbao	2

Nice	0
		Third place match

		3 July – Paris

		Benfica (a.e.t.)	2

		Nice	1

Semifinals

29 June 1956

Milan	4–2	Benfica
Mariani 18' Schiaffino 40', 57' Bagnoli 72'	Report	Coluna 52' Caiado 65'

Arena Civica, Milan, Italy

Referee: Julián Arqué Martín (Spain)

30 June 1956

Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Nice
Markaida 14', 32'	Report

Arena Civica, Milan, Italy

Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy)

Third place match

3 July 1956

Benfica	2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)	Nice
Cavém 116' Águas 132'	Report	Milazzo 102'

Arena Civica, Milan, Italy

Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Final

3 July 1956

Milan	3–1	Athletic Bilbao
Bagnoli 21' Dal Monte 80' Schiaffino 86'	Report	Artetxe 50'

Arena Civica, Milan, Italy

Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

Milan

Athletic Bilbao


GK		Lorenzo Buffon
DF		Cesare Maldini
DF		Francesco Zagatti
DF		Eros Fassetta
DF		Luigi Radice
MF		Osvaldo Bagnoli
MF		Nils Liedholm
MF		Amos Mariani
FW		Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW		Amleto Frignani
FW		Giorgio Dal Monte
Manager:
Héctor Puricelli


GK		Carmelo Cedrún
DF		José María Orúe
DF		Canito
DF		Jesús Garay
MF		Félix Markaida
MF		Mauri
MF		José María Maguregui
FW		Ignacio Uribe
FW		Eneko Arieta
FW		José Luis Artetxe
FW		Agustín Gaínza
Manager:
Ferdinand Daučík

1956 Latin Cup Champions
Milan 2nd title

Goalscorers

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

Notes

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

References

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

External links

Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF

[Seria_A-1] ACF Fiorentina declined participation in the tournament.

[Primeira_Divisão-2] FC Porto declined participation in the tournament.

[RSSSF-3] Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[Match_1-4] "Milan 4–2 Benfica". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_2-5] "Athletic 2–0 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_3-6] "Benfica 2–1 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_4-7] "Milan 3–1 Athletic". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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1956 Latin Cup

Participating teams

Venues

Tournament

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

References

External links

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