Boca Juniors and Benfica played to a draw in the FIFA Club World Cup: 2-2
In the first match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group C, Benfica drew 2-2 with Boca Juniors in a match in which they fell behind 2-0. While there were 3 red cards in the match, Orkun Kökçü scored an assist.
In the first match of the FIFA Club World Cup, Benfica faced Boca Juniors. Benfica, who managed to come back despite being 2-0 down in the match, left the match with a 2-2 draw.
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Boca Juniors took a 2-0 lead with goals scored by Miguel Merentiel in the 21st minute and Rodrigo Battaglia in the 27th minute. Benfica made it 2-1 with Angel Di Maria's goal from a penalty in the 45+3rd minute. The Portuguese team equalised the score with Nicolas Otamendi's goal in the 84th minute and the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
In Benfica, Andrea Belotti was shown a straight red card in the 72nd minute after a VAR review, while in Boca Juniors, Jorge Figal was sent off with a straight red card in the 88th minute. In Boca, Ander Herrera also saw a red card on the bench.
