FIFA Club World Cup

FT Monday, June 16, 2025
Benfica WWDDL 2
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Boca Juniors WLDWL 2
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SLB112
CABJ202
Hard Rock Stadium · 55,574 att. · DAZN

Match Report

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Boca Juniors draw with Benfica as both teams finish with 10

Nicolás Otamendi headed in the equalizer in the 84th minute to deliver Benfica a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors in the teams' opening match of the Club World Cup that featured three red cards Monday in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
2
4
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
1
61.1
Possession
38.9
8
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
193
419
Passes
270
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
57
27
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
4
27
Effective Clearances
34
27
Clearances
34

Lineups

CABJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Agustín MarchesínG
  2. 32Ayrton CostaCD-L
  3. 4Jorge FigalCD-R
  4. 23Lautaro BlancoLB
  5. 17Luis AdvínculaRB
  6. 20Alan VelascoAM
  7. 5Rodrigo BattagliaLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 16Miguel MerentielF
  10. 8Carlos PalaciosAM-L
  11. 22Kevin ZenónAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Javier GarcíaSUB
  2. 18Frank FabraSUB
  3. 11Lucas JansonSUB
  4. 42Lucas BlondelSUB
  5. 3Marcelo SaracchiSUB
  6. 6Marcos RojoSUB
  7. 9Milton GimenezSUB
  8. 14Ignacio MiramonSUB
  9. 33Brian AguirreSUB
  10. 30Tomás BelmonteSUB
  11. 7Exequiel ZeballosSUB
  12. 15William AlarcónSUB
  13. 12Leandro BreySUB
  14. 43Milton DelgadoSUB
  15. 27Malcom BraidaSUB

SLB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 26Samuel DahlRB
  6. 61FlorentinoCM
  7. 85Renato SanchesLM
  8. 8Fredrik AursnesRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 27BrumaLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

Substitutes

  1. 71Leandro SantosSUB
  2. 68João VelosoSUB
  3. 64Gonçalo OliveiraSUB
  4. 84João RêgoSUB
  5. 21Andreas SchjelderupSUB
  6. 25Gianluca PrestianniSUB
  7. 18Leandro BarreiroSUB
  8. 17Kerem AktürkogluSUB
  9. 86Diogo PriosteSUB
  10. 81Adrian BajramiSUB
  11. 47Tiago GouveiaSUB
  12. 19Andrea BelottiSUB
  13. 75André GomesSUB
  14. 10Orkun KökçüSUB
  15. 83Rafael LuísSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Tomás Belmonte replaces Ander Herrera because of an injury.
  2. 21' Own Goal by Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica. Boca Juniors 1, Benfica 0.
  3. 27' Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 0. Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayrton Costa with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 45' Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Samuel Dahl.
  7. 58' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez replaces Alan Velasco.
  8. 61' Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Bruma.
  9. 61' Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces Renato Sanches.
  10. 65' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Miguel Merentiel because of an injury.
  11. 65' Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 66' Substitution, Boca Juniors. Williams Alarcón replaces Carlos Palacios.
  13. 68' Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 72' Andrea Belotti (Benfica) is shown the red card.
  15. 77' Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Ángel Di María.
  16. 83' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 84' Goal! Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 2. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
  18. 85' Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 88' Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
  20. 90' Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino because of an injury.

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