Ángel Di María and Leandro Barreiro every scored two targets Friday (June 20, 2025) to assist Benfica rout Auckland City 6-0 in a Club World Cup sport that was delayed at halftime due to thunder and lightning.
Di María, who teamed with Lionel Messi to win the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, scored his first objective from the penalty spot deep into added time on the finish of the primary half. His second rating, and the group’s sixth, was once more from the penalty spot and in added time on the finish of the match.
Auckland City exchanged counterattacks with the Portuguese powerhouse within the first half of the Group C match, however was nonetheless outshot 18-1.
The second half went Benfica’s method. Vangelis Pavlidis made it 2-0 within the 53rd minute, Renato Sanches scored a short while later and Barreiro then scored a pair of targets to extend the result in 5-0.
A thunderstorm delayed the beginning of the second half for greater than two hours. When the match resumed at Inter&Co Stadium, the targets got here pouring in for Benfica.
Key second
Auckland midfielder Tong Zhou went down with an obvious head damage simply earlier than halftime. Trainers attended to Zhou on the sector, and Benfica defender Alvaro Carreras complained in regards to the delay. He was given a yellow card after a spat with sport officers.
Takeaways
With the win, Benfica has 4 factors in Group C. Bayern Munich, which beat Auckland City 10-0 in its opening match, performs Boca Juniors later Friday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
What they stated
“It was very good. We are happy to play here.” — Benfica coach Bruno Lage.
“I’m a little bit frustrated. The first half was solid. It was just very disappointing to concede a goal. I think the guys are going to be a little bit disappointed in the scoreline.” — Auckland coach Paul Posa.
