Boca Juniors vs Benfica, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Club World Cup
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2 - 2
2 - 2
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Luis Advíncula.
- 6': Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 9': Foul by Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors).
- 9': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Figal.
- 14': Foul by Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors).
- 14': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors).
- 17': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Offside, Benfica. Bruma is caught offside.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 20': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Tomás Belmonte replaces Ander Herrera because of an injury.
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 21': Own Goal by Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica. Boca Juniors 1, Benfica 0.
- 23': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 23': Tomás Belmonte (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Belmonte.
- 27': Corner,Boca Juniors. Conceded by António Silva.
- 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.
- 31': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 33': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Anatolii Trubin (Benfica).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
- 38': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Benfica. Álvaro Carreras is caught offside.
- 42': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
- 43': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 43': Penalty Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
- 45': Ander Herrera (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 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.
- 45'+8': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 45'+8': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Samuel Dahl.
- 47': Foul by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors).
- 47': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Zenón.
- 48': Corner,Boca Juniors. Conceded by António Silva.
- 49': Foul by Renato Sanches (Benfica).
- 49': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner,Boca Juniors. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 56': Foul by Renato Sanches (Benfica).
- 56': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 56': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Tomás Belmonte.
- 58': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Milton Giménez replaces Alan Velasco.
- 61': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
- 61': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Bruma.
- 61': Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces Renato Sanches.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Miguel Merentiel because of an injury.
- 65': Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Williams Alarcón replaces Carlos Palacios.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner,Boca Juniors. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 68': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 68': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Giménez with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 70': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
- 71': Delay in match (Benfica). VAR checking.
- 71': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
- 72': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) is shown the red card.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Belmonte.
- 76': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Ángel Di María.
- 80': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
- 80': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 81': Offside, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos is caught offside.
- 82': Corner,Benfica. Conceded by Lautaro Blanco.
- 83': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 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.
- 85': Foul by Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors).
- 85': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Agustín Marchesín (Boca Juniors).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Belmonte.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Williams Alarcón (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Zeballos.
- 88': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors).
- 88': Nicolás Figal (Boca Juniors) is shown the red card.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Florentino (Benfica).
- 90': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Florentino because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Foul by Milton Giménez (Boca Juniors).
- 90'+4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 2.
- 0': Match ends, Boca Juniors 2, Benfica 2.
Statistics
 BEN |
CABJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1 | 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 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 55,574
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 55,574
Club World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 2 | +11 | 6 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | +6 | 4 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Auckland City | 2 | -16 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Boca Juniors (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Agustín Marchesín (GK) |
| 32 | Ayrton Costa |
| 4 | Jorge Figal  |
| 23 | Lautaro Blanco |
| 17 | Luis Advíncula |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 5 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 16 | Miguel Merentiel |
| 8 | Carlos Palacios  |
| 22 | Kevin Zenón |
Benfica (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 3 | Álvaro Carreras |
| 26 | Samuel Dahl |
| 61 | Florentino |
| 85 | Renato Sanches |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 27 | Bruma |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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