Juventus defeated Liverpool 2–0 in the first single-leg UEFA Super Cup, a prelude to the clubs' tragic 1985 European Cup final meeting.
Key Facts
- Date
- 16 January 1985
- Venue
- Stadio Comunale, Turin
- Attendance
- 55,384
- Scoreline
- Juventus 2–0 Liverpool
- Zbigniew Boniek goals
- 39th minute and second half
- Format
- First Super Cup played over a single leg
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Juventus qualified by winning the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Porto 2–1, while Liverpool qualified by winning the 1983–84 European Cup on penalties against Roma. Fixture congestion meant only the Turin leg of what was normally a two-legged tie could be arranged.
On 16 January 1985, before 55,384 spectators at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Zbigniew Boniek scored twice—once in the 39th minute and once in the second half—to give Juventus a 2–0 victory over Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup, the first edition decided over a single leg.
Juventus claimed their first UEFA Super Cup title. The two clubs met again later that season in the 1985 European Cup final at Heysel Stadium, Brussels, an occasion marred by a disaster before kick-off that killed 39 spectators; Juventus won that match 1–0.