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| | European Cup History 1955-2006 |
 | | Among the new stars of the San Siro were the German defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and the fearsome forward trio of Kurt Hamrin (a veteran of the 1958 Swedish World Cup team, and scorer of both goals in Milan’s 2-0 win over Hamburg in the Cup-Winners Cup Final in May) Angelo Sormani and Pierino Prati. |
 | | In knocking out the last two winners of the competition, Milan had conceded only one goal and, despite the presence in the Ajax team of the brilliant young Johan Cruyff, they were expected to be too strong for the Dutch forwards. |
 | | Nicknamed ‘l’uccellino’ or the little bird, Hamrin had first played for Rocco in the early sixties at Padova, but they had been reunited at Milan where the fast, skilful, courageous winger had, despite his advancing years, still managed to put in match winning performances. |
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