The two Argentine teams that will compete in the Club World Cup 2025, River and Mouththey will once again face rivals who have a lot of hierarchy at the international level. The two South American sports entities have a complex history with the giants of international football.
El Millonario will only face one team from the Old Continent, Inter Milan. As for the team across the street, Xeneize, they will face two European teams: Benfica and Bayern Munich.
History between River and Inter
On June 21, 1961, La Banda de Núñez faced the “Black Blues” of Italy, in a friendly that ended in a 1-1 draw. In that match that has 63 years of history, the Millonario’s goal was scored by the Brazilian midfielder Moacyr Claudino Pinto, who arrived from Flamengo and spent a single season at the Núñez institution.
Boca Juniors against Benfica and Bayern
The La Ribera team faced the “Las Águilas” of Portugal five times. Xeneize has two victories against this rival from the Old Continent
In the first duel, with a resounding 1-0 that sealed the record. In that match in 1953 for the so-called “Tour of Europe”, Xeneize beat Benfica by the minimum with a goal from Juan Carlos Navarro from Tucuman that silenced the National Stadium of Portugal.
In the last confrontation (so far), Boca won 3-2 in the penalty shootout. In 1995, Xeneize tied 1-1 with Benfica in regular time and they played the tiebreaker from twelve steps. Fortunately, the team wearing the “Blue and Gold” jersey won thanks to the poor finishing of the Brazilian Valdo Cândido. The ball crashed into the right post of the goal defended by goalkeeper Carlos Navarro Montoya and the Argentine team celebrated the victory.
All the friendlies between Boca and Benfica
- 12/27/1953: Benfica 0-1 Boca
- 8/23/1967: Boca 1-1 Benfica
- 8/26/1967: Boca 1- 1 Benfica
- 8/11/1968: Boca 1 – 1 Benfica
- 8/4/1995: Boca 1(3) – 1 (2) Benfica
However, the real historic rivalry is with Germany’s Bayern Munich.
The two teams met on three different occasions, only one match was played in a friendly manner and two matches were in international competitions.
In 1925, the La Ribera team tied 1-1 with the German team on the European Tour. The Xeneize score was made by Manuel Seoane.
That duel that ended in a draw meant the beginning of a historic competition between the clubs.
On August 30, 1967, Boca beat Bayern 1-0 in a friendly that took place at the prestigious Camp Nou stadium. Alfredo Hugo Rojas from Lanus was the author of the winning goal.
The last match (so far) between both clubs was in the final of the 2001 Intercontinental Cup. “The Bavarians” of Germany beat the team still led by Carlos Bianchi 1-0 thanks to the score of the Ghanaian Samuel Kuffour and the footballers Led by Ottmar Hitzfeld, they celebrated the consecration at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
All the duels between Boca and Bayern Munich
- 9/5/1925: Bayern 1- 1 Boca
- 8/30/1967: Boca 1-0 Bayern
- 11/27/2001: Boca 0-1 Bayern
Source: Ambito
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