One fan even told Spanish-language media that he sold his car to join fellow Boca fans in the Miami area, where the team will be based for a few more days. They return to play on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium against Germany's Bayern Munich in one of the more anticipated matches of the second round of group play.

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

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.