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- Boca Juniors’ game against Benfica was most hot-blooded of the tournament
- Entertaining 2-2 draw was full of drama, three red cards and controversy
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Ander Herrera, formerly of Man United, was sent off in wild scenes on Monday night at the Club World Cup – for grappling a security guard off the pitch.
A fiery showdown between Boca Juniors and Benfica produced three red cards on Monday night, with Herrera dismissed from the bench for his altercation.
The 35-year-old former Man United and Paris Saint-Germain star tried to shove his way through security and approach the referee while he was in the middle of a VAR review just before half-time.
Herrera was stopped and shown a red card by referee Cesar Arturo Ramos when he was made aware of the reckless behaviour of the midfielder.
He had already been substituted in the 20th minute after picking up an injury, but was seething on the sidelines at the perceived injustice of a decision against the Argentinian side.
Benfica fought back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw in Miami, where Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi completed the fightback in the second half after Miguel Merentiel and Rodrigo Battaglia had given Argentinian side Boca an early lead.
Ander Herrera was given the first of three red cards in Boca Juniors’ clash with Benfica
Herrera had come off injured early in the game and his protests while on the sideline were so aggressive towards the referee checking his monitor that he was sent off
Both teams were reduced to 10 men as tempers flared in a heated contest at Hard Rock Stadium, with Benfica’s Andrea Belotti and Boca’s Jorge Figal also seeing red.
Almost 25 minutes after the break, Benfica were reduced to 10 men when Belotti, who connected with a high boot to the back of the head of a Boca player, was given his marching orders for the dangerous challenge.
Ramos originally gave Belotti a yellow card on the play but was called over to review it via VAR.
After a few moments inside the booth, he switched from his original decision, deeming it worthy of a straight red.
The final red card of the game came in the 88th minute to Boca’s Jorge Figal, who was late and reckless with a challenge near the touch line, right in front of a group of Benfica players warming up.
One of the sideline officials immediately stepped between the group of Benfica players and Figal to defuse another incendiary moment when tempers threatened to boil over.
The goals from Di Maria and Otamendi brought Benfica level, after they trailed 2-0 as early as the 27th minute.
Just before second-half stoppage time, Boca Junior’s Jorge Figal was also shown a red card
Benfica and Boca Juniors are in Group C with Bayern Munich and Auckland City.
On Sunday, the German giants defeated the upstart New Zealand side 10-0.
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