FIFA Club World Cup

Boca Juniors vs Benfica, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage

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Boca Juniors
  • 21': Nicolás Otamendi (OG)
  • 27': Rodrigo Battaglia
  • Red Card 45': Ander Herrera
  • Red Card 88': Jorge Figal
FT
2 - 2
Benfica
  • 45'+3': Ángel Di María (P)
  • Red Card 72': Andrea Belotti
  • 84': Nicolás Otamendi

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': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Kevin Zenón (Boca Juniors).
  • 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': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors).
  • 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': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 21': Ayrton Costa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors).
  • 23': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
  • 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 Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Alan Velasco (Boca Juniors).
  • 41': Offside, Benfica. Álvaro Carreras is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
  • 43': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Agustín Marchesín.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi draws 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': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Carlos Palacios (Boca Juniors).
  • 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 Anatoliy Trubin.
  • 56': Foul by Renato Sanches (Benfica).
  • 56': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors).
  • 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': Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 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': Rodrigo Battaglia (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
  • 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': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
  • 71': Delay in match (Benfica). VAR checking.
  • 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

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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

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Attendance: 55,574

Line-Ups

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Agustín Marchesín (GK)
32 Ayrton Costa
4 Jorge Figal Red Card
23 Lautaro Blanco
17 Luis Advíncula
20 Alan Velasco
5 Rodrigo Battaglia
21 Ander Herrera
16 Miguel Merentiel
8 Carlos Palacios Yellow Card
22 Kevin Zenón
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Javier García, Frank Fabra, Lucas Janson, Lucas Blondel, Marcelo Saracchi, Marcos Rojo, Milton Gimenez, Ignacio Miramon, Brian Aguirre, Tomás Belmonte, Exequiel Zeballos, William Alarcón, Leandro Brey, Milton Delgado, Malcom Braida.

SLB Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
3 Álvaro Carreras Yellow Card
26 Samuel Dahl
61 Florentino
85 Renato Sanches
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis Yellow Card
27 Bruma
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Leandro Santos, João Veloso, Gonçalo Oliveira, João Rêgo, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Leandro Barreiro, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Diogo Prioste, Adrian Bajrami, Tiago Gouveia, Andrea Belotti, André Gomes, Orkun Kökçü, Rafael Luís.

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