Boca Juniors and Benfica draw
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Boca Juniors played in a home-like environment with the Argentine club’s supporters making up most of the 55,574 crowd at Hard Rock Stadium against one of Portugal’s premier teams. Both teams
Two interventions from Nicolas Otamendi helped ten-man Benfica come from 2-0 down to draw with Boca Juniors in a feisty group C game at the Club World Cup in which each team had a player sent off and Ander Herrera also saw red despite having been substituted.
One fan even told Spanish-language media that he sold his car to join fellow Boca fans in the Miami area, where the team will be based for a few more days. They return to play on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium against Germany's Bayern Munich in one of the more anticipated matches of the second round of group play.
Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica: Both sides finish with 10 players as shares spoiled in heated Miami affair
Boca Juniors blew a two-goal lead against Benfica in a game which was as much boxing match than football game.The Argentine giants galloped into a 2-0 lead in the first half courtesy of goals from
Boca Juniors are still in the hunt for a place in the Club World Cup knockout rounds after their 2-2 draw with Benfica on Monday but their task would have been so much easier had they not squandered a two-goal lead against the Portuguese side.
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Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry and Jonathan Tah look forward to facing Boca Juniors in their second match at the Club World Cup.
Boca Juniors and Benfica draw 2-2 in their respective debut at the Club World Cup, after a thrilling match. The Argentinians went ahead 2-0, then Di Maria from the penalty spot reopened the game and