Ángel di María and Nicolás Otamendi frustrated Boca Juniors to start winning in the Club World Cup. Benfica's Argentines ended their countrymen with great cruelty. After winning 2-0, the Xeneize lost their advantage in the discount time of the first half and in the last minutes of the second.
Now both teams have a battle ahead where it seems that The goals will be very decisive seen that they have to play against the modest Auckland City who thrashed 10-0 Bayern and also against some Bavarian that can tie the first position of group C if they beat Boca next Saturday.
The thing became very expensive for the Argentines after two arreones in the Ecuador of the first half that led to the goals of Merentiel and Battaglia. Both took advantage of the candidity of the Portuguese defense to score both of their markers. The only bad news for Boca Juniors' boys was Ander Herrera's injury before the 20th minute was fulfilled.
Benfica tried to react with more heart than play finding a penalty about Otamendi via Var as a way of re -enacting to the game. LThe protests caused the expulsion of the injured Ander Herrera just at the edge of the break And Di María did not tremble a second to shorten distances in the time of discount.
In the second half, Boca Juniors seemed to have everything under control With a benfica that did not generate game, despite the ownership of Álvaro Carreras. The side intended by Real Madrid set an action in line with his companions and could barely make the differences. To make matters worse, in the 72nd minute, Belotti was expelled after a VAR call for a wild entrance with the iron at the expense.
The Lusos had it impossible until in the 83rd minute Otamendi appeared to establish the draw on the score With a sublime header in a corner. Boca Juniors came his nerves and the fruit of this Figal was expelled with direct red in the 88th minute after a Feísima entrance to Florentino.
The game ended in tables with both teams maintaining their options to go to the round of 16, although the battle left many injured and also sanctioned. We will see who is the stronger of this, but it is clear that Benfica's Argentines dressed a psychological blow to a Boca Juniors that was seen in the next phase.
