Boca Juniors played in a home-like environment with the Argentine club’s supporters making up most of the 55,574 crowd at Hard Rock Stadium against one of Portugal’s premier teams. Both teams

After watching Bayern Munich dismantle amateur side Auckland City FC 10-0 to kick off play in Group C, Boca Juniors and Benfica will know that each will need all three points in this match at the Club World Cup.

Two interventions from Nicolas Otamendi helped ten-man Benfica come from 2-0 down to draw with Boca Juniors in a feisty group C game at the Club World Cup in which each team had a player sent off and Ander Herrera also saw red despite having been substituted.