Two interventions from Nicolas Otamendi helped ten-man Benfica come from 2-0 down to draw with Boca Juniors in a feisty group C game at the Club World Cup in which each team had a player sent off and Ander Herrera also saw red despite having been substituted.

Boca Juniors players Ander Herrera and Nicolas Figal were handed four-match bans by FIFA after being sent off in their Club World Cup opener against Benfica, a spokesperson for the Argentine club told Reuters on Wednesday.

Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di María's penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi's 84th-minute goal for a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors on Monday night in a heated Club World Cup match that included three red cards,