| Coppa Latina 1951 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Italy |
| Dates | 20–24 June 1951 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Milan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lille |
| Third place |  Atlético Madrid |
| Fourth place |  Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 26 (5.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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←1950 1952 → | |
The1951 Latin Cup (Italian:Coppa Latina 1951) was the third edition of the annualLatin Cup which was played by clubs of theSouthwest European nations ofFrance,Italy,Portugal, andSpain. The tournament was hosted by Italy, and the Italian clubMilan was the winner of the tournament after defeatingLille by a score of 5–0 in the final match.
| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Lille | 1950–51 French Division 1 runners-up[a] | Debut |
| Milan | 1950–51 Serie A champions | Debut |
| Sporting CP | 1950–51 Primeira Divisão champions | 1949 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1950–51 La Liga champions | 1950 |
The host of the tournament wasItaly,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.
| Milan | |
|---|---|
| Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | |
| Capacity: 37,500 | |
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| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 20 June –Milan | ||||||
| Milan | 4 | |||||
| 24 June –Milan | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | |||||
| Milan | 5 | |||||
| 21/22 June –Milan | ||||||
| Lille | 0 | |||||
| Lille (a.e.t.) | 1/6 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 1/4 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 24 June –Milan | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 1 | |||||
| Lille | 1–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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         Milan |   Lille |
| 1951 Latin Cup Champions |
|---|
 Milan 1st title |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Strappe | Lille | 5 |
| 2 | Manuel Vasques | Sporting CP | 4 |
 Gunnar Nordahl | Milan | ||
| 3 | Mario Renosto | 3 | |
| 4 | Henry Carlsson | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| 5 | Pedro Mascaró | 1 | |
| Pérez Payá | |||
| Boleslaw Tempowski | Lille | ||
 Erik Jensen | |||
| Renzo Burini | Milan | ||
| Carlo Annovazzi | |||
| Manuel Caldeira | Sporting CP | ||
| José Travassos | |||
| Sources:[2][3][4][5][6] | |||
