Nicolas Otamendi rescues Porto from shock loss as they played a 2-2 draw against 9 men Boca Juniors, MySportDab reports.
The Portuguese giant came from two goals down to go level against their opponent who got reduced after a red card.
Full Match Report
It was a dramatic game that commenced with so much coming from both sides as they looked fresh and desperate.
They kept on going and searched for an early which they both couldn’t get in early minutes after creating opportunities.
The deadlock was broken in the 21st minute after a good play from Miguel Merentiel was able to make it 1-0, thanks to an assist from Lautaro Blanco.
It became 2-0 in the 27th minute after a wonderful delivery from Ayrton Costa which saw Rodrigo Andres Battaglia making it count for Boca Juniors.
Things got worse for the Argentina League side in the 45th minute after Ander Herrera was shown a red card which reduced them to 10.
Angel Di Maria was able to score from the resulting penalty in the additional time which made things between them 2-1.
The second half was more dramatic with many talking points about the more physical match which saw more red cards.
The encounter was one-sided until Benfica saw themselves also being reduced after Andrea Belotti’s red card in the 70th minute.
Both teams kept on pushing until an equalizer happened in the 84th minute through Nicolas Otamendi who was assisted by Orkun Kokcu.
Another red card was shown to the side from Argentina in the 88th minute which further reduced them to 9 players.
The match came to an end with Boca Juniors 2-2 Benfica which saw them both settling for one point each after 90 minutes.
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