1999 UEFA Super Cup
The 1999 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 27 August 1999 between the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, and Lazio, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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| Date | 27 August 1999 | ||||||
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| Venue | Stade Louis II, Monaco | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Juan Sebastián Verón (Lazio) | ||||||
| Referee | Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 14,461 | ||||||
Against the odds, Lazio won the match 1–0, the winning goal coming from Chilean striker Marcelo Salas in the 35th minute. The match was played at a neutral venue, the Stade Louis II in Monaco, in front of 14,461 spectators.
This was the last Super Cup contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998–99 season. Since 2000, it has been contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.
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