To mark the retirement of club legend Sebastián Battaglia, Boca Juniors held a testimonial of sorts at La Bombonera last night and while the action on the pitch may have been lethargic, the festival atmosphere was anything but. Icons from the past twenty years turned out to mark the occasion but it was perhaps the appearances of Juan Román Riquelme and Martín Palermo that most excited the crowd. Riquelme was by some distance the standout player on the pitch but it was Palermo that drew the biggest cheer during the first half when he nutmegged Diego Cagna on halfway. The match ended 6-4 to give some indication of the defending but it was a fitting tribute to Battaglia.
The Blue 11: Roberto Abbondanzieri; Hugo Ibarra, Jorge Bermúdez, Aníbal Matellán, José María Calvo; Sebastián Battaglia, Mauricio Serna, José Basualdo; Juan Román Riquelme; Marcelo Delgado, Martín Palermo.
The Yellow 11: Agustín Orion; Jorge Martínez, Rolando Schiavi, Nicolás Burdisso, Juan Krupoviesa; Diego Cagna, Raúl Cascini, Matías Donnet, Pedro Iarley; Guillermo Barros Schelottom, Antonio Barijho.
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