He November 28 will be 24 years old of that historic match where Boca Juniors won the Intercontinental against Real Madrid of the galacticos, with the memorable performance of Juan Román Riquelme and the goals of Martín Palermo. The head coach was Carlos Bianchi and the meringues coach, Vicente del Bosque.
That day, Bianchi's mouth shook the world by defeating one of the best teams in the world, and Juan Román Riquelme's performance caught everyone's attention, causing Futbol Club Barcelona to buy him immediately after they finished the 90 minutes.
Riquelme
Although it is true that not all the starters of the White House team participated, it is also true that the difference in squads was enormous, and the refereeing controversies do not detract from the fact that Boca Juniors' victory was a feat.
In just 6 minutes of the game, Boca was winning the match 2-0 with a double from their scorer, Martín Palermo. The first, after an overflow from “Chelo” Delgado and a center back that he pushed into the small area. And the second after a great cross definition entering the large area after an exquisite pass from Juan Román Riquelme.
After that, there was an eternity of the game, where Real Madrid went over the goal defended by Óscar Córdoba, but the xeneize held on and, despite Roberto Carlos's discount from a free kick, the game finished 2-1consecrating the Argentine team world champion.
Mouth Formation
The eleven Boca players who took to the field to immortalize this date were: Óscar Córdoba; Hugo Ibarra, Jorge Bermúdez, Cristian Traverso, Aníbal Matellán; Sebastián Battaglia, Mauricio Serna, José Basualdo; Juan Román Riquelme; Marcelo Delgado and Martín Palermo.
Real Madrid formation
The eleven Real Madrid players were the following: Iker Casillas; Geremi, Fernando Hierro, Aitor Karanka, Roberto Carlos; Claude Makelele, Iván Helguera, Luis Figo; Guti, Steve McManaman and Raúl.
