Match summary
Having failed to lift the trophy in 1973, Juve were forced to battle hard for their first Toyota Cup triumph. South American outsiders Argentinos Juniors belied their low global profile by playing football of remarkable quality. Twice during the second half, the Argentines cheekily took the lead, through Ereros and Castro respectively, but first Platini, then Michael Laudrup eight minutes from time, hauled Juve back into the match. In the ensuing penalty shootout, the South Americans finally cracked (4-2), but as the Argentinian daily El Grafico emphasised, this cup had two winners: "Juventus who won it fair and square, and Argentinos Juniors, who gained many friends with their style of play.

Key player
It is difficult to pick out one star from the veritable constellation that made up the Juventus side. However, the Frenchman Michel Platini undoubtedly played a decisive role in the club's first Toyota Cup success. A close friend of the club's chairman Agnelli, Platini could scarcely have been more successful during his time with Juventus. His mammoth haul of silverware included one Italian title, an Italian Cup, a European Cup, a Cup Winners Cup, a Toyota Cup, three consecutive Serie A topscorer titles and three consecutive European Player of the Year awards.

Coach
The cream of the world's coaches have all been in the service of "the Old Lady" at one time or another, but Giovanni Trapattoni left the most lasting mark. This elegant man's mantra was: "A football team should have an iron defence and an inventive attack", and he certainly practised what he preached at Juve.

Ever-faithful to these same criteria, Trapattoni has managed seven clubs (Juventus, Inter, Bayern Munich, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Benfica and Stuttgart) in his 31-year managerial career. He has won 21 trophies, including nine league titles in three different countries: seven in Italy (Juventus 6, Inter 1), one in Germany with Bayern and one in Portugal (Benfica 2005). "Trap" has picked up three national cups in two countries (2 with Juventus and 1 with Bayern), two national super cups (Inter and Bayern), no less than six European trophies (1 European Cup and 1 Cup Winners Cup with Juventus, three UEFA Cups, two with Juventus and one with Inter), one European Super Cup with Juventus, and of course the Toyota Cup. Now aged 66, he is still busy plotting the acquisition of more silverware.


Juventus beat Argentinos Juniors 2-2, 4-2 on penalties
Venue: Tokyo
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 62,000 spectators
8 December 1985
Referee: Volker Roth (GER)
Goals: Juventus: Platini (63' pen.), Laudrup (82'). Argentinos Juniors: Ereros (55'), Castro (75')
Penalties scored: For Juventus: Brio, Cabrini, Serena and Platini.
For Argentinos: Olguín and J.J. Lopez
Juventus :Tacconi, Favero, Cabrini, Brio, Scirea, Bonini, Manfredonia, Platini, Mauro, Serena, Laudrup.
Coach: Trapattoni.
Argentinos Juniors:Vidallé, Pavoni, Domenech, Villalba, Olguin, Batista, Videla, Commisso, Castro, Borghi, Ereos.
Coach: Yudica.
Man of the match: Platini (Juventus)