Boca Juniors it did not go beyond the draw (0-0) against Racing at the Cilindro de Avellaneda, and according to the Argentine press, the atmosphere was tense in the xeneize locker room. So much so that two players had a strong cross and would have ended up in blows. Is about Darío Benedetto y Carlos Zambrano. There are images that show injuries to the face of the Peruvian center.
“Boca’s defender had clear wounds on the left side after halftime, after the fight with Benedetto,” the Olé newspaper published on its official page, in which it shared some images of Zambrano’s face, who looks beaten.
The ‘Pipa’ Benedetto apparently made strong claims to several of his teammates at the end of the first half, when they met in the middle of the field. On the way to the changing rooms, the reproaches would have continued. Among those pointed out by the striker was the Peruvian Carlos Zambrano and the Colombian Sebastián Villa.
In the middle of the transmission, the journalist Morena Beltrán assured that there was a fist fight between both xeneizes players. The information was confirmed by the journalist Pablo Carrozza, who assured that even the Police had to intervene in the fight.
“They confirm to me from security that there were indeed punches between Benedetto and Zambrano, on the way to the locker room once the Racing – Boca PT ended. Their own teammates had to separate them and the police even had to intervene. Another busy week is coming,” said.
Zambrano entered the field for the second half with obvious injuries to his face, while “Pipa” had a scratch on his neck. The striker received a yellow card at 54 minutes and was substituted at 68′. Zambrano did play the entire game.
At the end of the game, Hugo Ibarra confirmed that there was a “discussion” between the players at halftime of the game. “Nothing more than that,” said the technician after referring to the subject.