1951 Latin Cup
# 1951 Latin Cup

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 AC Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Lille OSC by a score of 5–0 in the final match.

## Participating teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
| - | - | - |
| Lille OSC | 1950–51 French Division 1 runners-up | Debut |
| AC Milan | 1950–51 Serie A champions | Debut |
| Sporting CP | 1950–51 Primeira Divisão champions | 1949 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1950–51 La Liga champions | 1950 |

## Venues

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

| Milan | Milan |
| - | - |
| Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | Milan |
| Capacity: 37,500 | Milan |

## Tournament

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20 June – Milan | 20 June – Milan |
| AC Milan | 4 |
| AC Milan | 4 | 24 June – Milan | 24 June – Milan |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 24 June – Milan | 24 June – Milan |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | AC Milan | 5 |
| 21/22 June – Milan | 21/22 June – Milan | | AC Milan | 5 |
| 21/22 June – Milan | 21/22 June – Milan | Lille OSC | 0 |
| Lille OSC (a.e.t.) | 1/6 | Lille OSC | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 1/4 | | |
| Sporting CP | 1/4 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 24 June – Milan | 24 June – Milan |
| | | Atlético Madrid | 3 |
| | | Sporting CP | 1 |

### Final

| AC Milan | Lille OSC |
| - | - |
| GK | Lorenzo Buffon |
| DF | Andrea Bonomi |
| DF | Arturo Silvestri |
| MF | Nils Liedholm |
| MF | Benigno De Grandi |
| MF | Carlo Annovazzi |
| MF | Omero Tognon |
| MF | Albano Vicariotto |
| FW | Renzo Burini |
| FW | Gunnar Gren |
| FW | Gunnar Nordahl |
| Manager: ||
| Lajos Czeizler ||
| GK | Pierre Angel |
| DF | Jacques van Cappelen |
| DF | Cor van der Hart |
| DF | Guy Poitevin |
| DF | Marceau Somerlinck |
| MF | Albert Dubreucq |
| MF | Jean Vincent |
| FW | Erik Jensen |
| FW | Jean Lechantre |
| FW | Boleslaw Tempowski |
| FW | André Strappe |
| Manager: ||
| André Cheuva ||

* 1951 Latin Cup Champions
* AC Milan 1st title

## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | André Strappe | Lille OSC | 5 |
| 2 | Manuel Vasques | Sporting CP | 4 |
| 2 | Gunnar Nordahl | AC Milan | 4 |
| 3 | Mario Renosto | AC Milan | 3 |
| 4 | Henry Carlsson | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| 5 | Pedro Mascaró | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
| 5 | Pérez Payá | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
| 5 | Boleslaw Tempowski | Lille OSC | 1 |
| 5 | Erik Jensen | Lille OSC | 1 |
| 5 | Renzo Burini | AC Milan | 1 |
| 5 | Carlo Annovazzi | AC Milan | 1 |
| 5 | Manuel Caldeira | Sporting CP | 1 |
| 5 | José Travassos | Sporting CP | 1 |
| Sources: ||||
