Boca was up
Boca Juniors faced Benfica In his debut in the Club World Cup 2025, He could not get the triumph and He ended up drawing 2-2 In a match in which He had one more man for a good time of the second half. You can see the game for Disney+.
After two weeks of hard work under the orders of Miguel Ángel Russo, Boca had his A kind debut in Miamiwhere people accompanied and made the team feel in La Bombonera.
The first half It was practically ideal for mouth. The First 15 ‘as expected, they were from Broad domain of Benficathat he approached with danger to the arc of Marchesín and even crashed a ball in the post.
With the run of the minutes, Miguel’s team was settling on the playing field And, supported by a fan that made Benfica felt rigorwas emboldened despite the loss of Ander Herrera, who for injury requested the change at 18 minutes.
At 22, the first great joy arrived: after a classic white overflow, with a pipe included, the left side reached the bottom line and sent the center to the first post, where Merentielalways merentiel, He beat Otamendi to tap the ball and place the 1-0.
Disorientated, Benfica ceased to be the same. I no longer dominated or break lines. Boca, solid, ran every ball like the last one, with a phenomenal wear of Zenon and Velasco going back on the sides.
He second blowat 22 ‘, left the Portuguese in shockwhile the people of Boca made their party apart. Rodrigo Battaglia turned headafter Ayrton Costa went down in the area, to put his second goal with Boca’s shirt. This, in particular, very special.
Far from reacting, The eagles were left without ideas. Di María ceased to be spicy by band and Pavlidis could practically not do anything before the iron coast and figal brand.
The only stain of that first half occurred near the end. At the exit of a corner shot, Palacios touched Otamendithat was thrown and benefited by the VAR. Palazuelos, judge of the commitment, sanctioned maximum penalty after reviewing in a play in which Boca lost twice.
While checking, Ander Herrera, already at the bank, left his bockals and tried to leave the judge, which earned him the red card.
To top it off, Ángel Di María made his quality displayed and discountedcheating on Marchesín and changing the penalty for goal just before the end of the first stage.
In the complement, the tonic was similar to what was seen in the initial minutes. Benfica took the ball, tried to be a master and lord and cornered Boca, although without clear situations.
With an established plan, the Xeneize tried to retreat to hit from the bands, with speed, but did not end up.
Another breakdown reached 71 minutes, With an action in which technology, this time, helped Boca.
Andrea Belottiattacker who entered to dispute the second half, He was expelled with direct red by a hard infraction about Ayrton Costa: He raised his leg more than the account, hit the head of the defender with the plugs and went to the showers before time after review of the VAR.
This did not prevent Benfica from continuing with his libretto. Boca also remained in his: he defended, tried to block all possible holes and left the skin until the end.
In the end, Benfica’s insistence had a prize. At 83, Nicolás Otamendi, one of the most disapproved by Boca people due to his identification with River, placed 2-2 with a trial that burned Marchesín’s networks.
Boca finished the game with a bittersweet feeling. The good one, to compete against a rival that seemed impossible in the papers and with a debutante DT, with little working time. The bad, a result that could have been different by how the development of the more than 90 minutes played in Hard Rock was given.
A tie that, in the previous one, everyone ‘signed’, but now hurts more for forms. To add a more adverse situation: Nicolás Figal ended up expelled and the following date will be lost.
Boca was up to his great debut in the World Cup. He did not get the triumph, but showed that he will fight and that he will not be a mere guest more in this tournament of great teams. The next challenge? Bayern Munich.
