Boca Juniors were welcomed to Wellington with a haka yesterday and the famous Argentinian club is expecting Friday’s pre-season clash with the Phoenix to be equally spirited.
The match has been billed as a festival of football but Boca’s first match Down Under, a 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory last Friday, was anything but friendly.
Promising midfielder Marcelo Canete, who scored a superb solo goal, suffered a bleeding nose after colliding with the referee’s elbow, and tempers frayed in a spiteful match that featured six yellow cards.
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