🥇 Best of the second round: Fla and Chelsea lead, 🇦🇷 v 🇵🇹 a 'blessed' clash | OneFootball

The 2025 Club World Cup continued this Monday (16th) with three more matches.

The third day of the tournament marked Flamengo’s debut.

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Check out below what went viral during this high-scoring Monday in the United States.

😉 Blue Brilliance

Chelsea defeated Los Angeles FC 2-0, with goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández.

What really stood out in the match was the stunning goal by the Portuguese striker, still in the first half.

That’s because, after receiving the ball at speed down the right wing, Pedro Neto pulled off an incredible cut on his opponent, who slid in for a tackle and ended up far away.

Check out the referee’s camera below!

Battle 🇦🇷 x 🇵🇹

Boca Juniors and Benfica definitely played the best match of the day and, with the 2-2 final score, delivered one of the best games of the Club World Cup so far.

Brazilian fans on social media even called a “truce” in their rivalry with the Argentinians to celebrate Boca’s partial lead over the Portuguese in the first half.

Boca tried everything to hold onto the result. There was no shortage of gamesmanship, either.

But in the end, a header from Otamendi—an avowed River Plate fan—sealed the 2-2 draw. And, as a fellow Argentine, he made sure to taunt his rivals in the stands.

The match was so wild that even the referee, Mexican César Ramos, gave Figal of Boca Juniors a red card—along with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

💪 Mengão’s Debut

Flamengo played their first match in the tournament.

The players’ entrance onto the field drew attention.

Some even saw similarities with WWE characters (the “wrestling” show that’s hugely popular in the US) making their way to the ring.

Once the ball was rolling, Arrascaeta shone, opening the scoring, and Jorginho—a reinforcement for the Club World Cup—delivered a beautiful assist for Luiz Araújo to seal the final numbers for the match.

By “the cold letter of the numbers,” Flamengo leads Group D because they have fewer yellow cards than Chelsea!

And now, there’s no stopping it—memes have already taken over social media!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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