The 1950 Latin Cup () was the second 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 Portugal, and Portuguese club Benfica was the winner of the tournament after defeating Bordeaux by a score of 2–1 in the final match replay after sudden death extra time.

Participating teams

Team Method of qualification Previous appearances Bordeaux 1949–50 French Division 1 champions Debut Lazio 1949–50 Serie A 4th place Debut Benfica 1949–50 Primeira Divisão champions Debut Atlético Madrid 1949–50 La Liga champions Debut

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

Oeiras Estádio Nacional do Jamor Capacity: 37,500

Tournament

Bracket

Semifinals The first semi-final game was played between Benfica and Lazio. The Italians were considered favorites, given their triumph over the Spanish champion Atlético Madrid in the Teresa Herrera Trophy, won in preparation for the tournament. The Portuguese club scored first in the opening minutes, when Julinho opened the scoring. Rogério extended the lead for the home side, who scored their third goal in the second half through Arsenio.

The other semi-final, also played at the Estádio Nacional, pitted French champions Bordeaux against Spanish champions Atlético Madrid. Kargu opened the scoring for the French side with a free-kick, and Doye extended their lead before the end of the first half. Atlético, managed by Helenio Herrera, pulled one back through Ben Barek, who scored with his chest early in the second half. In the 77th minute, Atlético equalized through Carlsson, who capitalized on a cross from Olmedo, and with just two minutes remaining, when it seemed the game would end in a draw, Kargu scored his second goal, followed by a fourth for the French team, scored by Doye in the 90th minute.

GK 1 Astresses (c) DF 2 Garriga DF 3 Swiatek DF 4 Mérignac MF 5 M'Barek MF 6 Gallice FW 7 Persillon FW 8 Mustapha FW 9 Kargu FW 10 Doye FW 11 de Harder Manager: André Gérard GK 1 Marcel Domingo DF 2 Farias DF 3 Babot DF 4 Lesmes MF 5 Hernández MF 6 Cuenca FW 7 Olmedo FW 8 M’Barek FW 9 Pahiño FW 10 Carlsson FW 11 Salvador Estruch Treinador: Helenio Herrera

GK 1 José Bastos DF 2 Jacinto Marques DF 3 Félix Antunes DF 4 Joaquim Fernandes MF 5 José da Costa MF 6 Francisco Moreira (c) FW 7 Rosário FW 8 Arsénio FW 9 Julinho FW 10 Rogério Pipi FW 11 Corona Manager: Ted Smith GK 1 De Fazio DF 2 Antonazzi DF 3 Sandroni DF 4 Piacentini MF 5 Magrini MF 6 Montanari FW 7 Puccinelli FW 8 Trevisan FW 9 Arce FW 10 Flamini FW 11 Nyers Manager: Mario Sperone

Third place match After being eliminated in the semifinals, Lazio and Atlético Madrid played for third place. Both teams had met days before in the Teresa Herrera Trophy, and there had been several altercations between the two sides. In the eleventh minute, Ben M'Barek opened the scoring, but a few minutes later Piacentini and Carlsson were sent off after altercations. Escudero scored Atlético's second goal, receiving a pass from Ben M'Barek and shooting powerfully past Fioravanti. Lazio were reduced to nine men after Sementini was sent off for insulting the referee, and their reaction was to leave the field for a few minutes in protest. In the second half, Nyers reduced the deficit and the Spaniards were also reduced to nine men when Escudero was sent off, and the match ended 2–1, with the Madrid team in third and Lazio in fourth.

GK 1 Dauder DF 2 Tinte DF 3 Riera DF 4 Lesmes MF 5 Olmedo MF 6 Farias FW 7 Salvador Estruch FW 8 M’Barek FW 9 Carlsson FW 10 Agustín FW 11 Escudero Manager: Helenio Herrera GK 1 Fioravanti DF 2 Antonazzi DF 3 Spurio DF 4 Piacentini MF 5 Montanari MF 6 Sentimenti FW 7 Magrini FW 8 Penzo FW 9 Höfling FW 10 Flamini FW 11 Nyers Manager: Mario Sperone

Final Benfica and Bordeaux contested the final, in a game with high expectations. Benfica opened the scoring and extended its lead to 2–0, but the French side managed to turn the score around to 3–2 before halftime. Pascoal equalized early in the second half, and despite both teams creating several opportunities, there were no further goals. After regulation time, thirty minutes of extra time were played, maintaining the tie. The result led to a replay match.

GK 1 José de Bastos DF 2 Félix Antunes DF 3 Jacinto Marques DF 4 Joaquim Fernandes MF 5 José da Costa (c) MF 6 Francisco Moreira FW 7 Raul Pascoal FW 8 Arsénio Duarte FW 9 Julinho FW 10 Eduardo José Corona FW 11 Rogério Pipi Manager: Ted Smith GK 1 Jean-Guy Astresses DF 2 Jean Swiatek DF 3 Georges Mérignac (c) DF 4 René Gallice MF 5 René Persillon MF 6 Guy Meynieu FW 7 Ben Kaddour M'Barek FW 8 Manuel Garriga FW 9 André Doye FW 10 Édouard Kargu FW 11 Mustapha Ben M'Barek Manager: André Gérard

Final replay The following Sunday, again at the Estádio Nacional do Jamor, the replay match was held. In the first half, the visitors opened the scoring through Édouard Kargu. The French side maintained the advantage until near the end, with Benfica creating several opportunities but not managing to score, until, in the 89th minute, a counter-attack finished by Arsénio made it 1–1. The draw forced a new extra time, in which no goals were scored. With the score still tied, a second extra time began, this time with ten minutes in each half and with the golden goal rule. As the tie persisted, a third extra time was required. In the 146th minute of the game, Julinho scored a header to make it 2–1. After the goal, referee Bertolio blew the final whistle, giving the victory to Benfica at the end of a final that, in total, lasted 266 minutes.

GK 1 José de Bastos DF 2 Jacinto Marques DF 3 Félix Antunes DF 4 Joaquim Fernandes MF 5 José da Costa (c) MF 6 Rosário FW 7 Francisco Moreira FW 8 Rogério Pipi FW 9 Eduardo José Corona FW 10 Julinho FW 11 Arsénio Duarte Manager: Ted Smith GK 1 Jean-Guy Astresses DF 2 Georges Mérignac (c) DF 3 Jean Swiatek DF 4 André Doye MF 5 Manuel Garriga MF 6 Ben Kaddour M'Barek FW 7 René Persillon FW 8 Guy Meynieu FW 9 René Gallice FW 10 Mustapha Ben M'Barek FW 11 Édouard Kargu Manager: André Gérard

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals 1 Arsénio Duarte Benfica 3 André Doye Bordeaux Édouard Kargu 2 Larbi Ben M'Barek Atlético Madrid 2 3 Henry Carlsson 1 Adrián Escudero René Persillon Bordeaux Ferenc Nyers Lazio Eduardo José Corona Benfica Raul Pascoal Rogério Pipi Rosário Julinho o.g. Juan Babot Atlético Madrid 1

Notes

References

External links Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF