Jun
15th
2005
Boca Juniors - Disgraced
A sad ending to a what has become a tortured season for Boca Juniors.
On Tuesday, their quarter-final exit at home to Mexico’s Guadalajara was abandoned after an on-pitch brawl sparked a crowd riot. Boca, 4-0 down from the first leg, were being held 0-0 with 11 minutes to play.
On Wednesday, La Nacion newspaper carried a photograph in which Boca coach Jorge Benitez appeared to spit at Guadalajara striker Adolfo Bautista during the confusion.
“If it happened, I don’t remember,” said Benitez at the post-match media conference.
Guadalajara’s provocative behaviour also contributed to another sad episode in the history of South America’s explosive equivalent of the Champions League.
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