Shocking flattery of a glory from Bayern Munich to Boca and the confession about the intercontinental 2001: “I did the …”

Giovane, scorer and currently ambassador of the German club in South America, throbbed this Friday's game at the Club World Cup and assured that the Xeneize “you have to have respect.”

More than 20 years had to pass for Boca and Bayern Munich to be face to face again. In 2001 they faced the Intercontinental and in this 2025 they will do the same in the group phase of the Club World Cup. Figure in that final in Tokyo, Juan Román Riquelme will encourage the Trost Rock Stadium, as a fan and president. Another stellar protagonist of that encounter in Japanese lands was Giovane Elber, who throbbed this crossing that is coming this Friday, from 22, in Miami.

The historic Brazilian striker, who is also an ambassador of the German team in South America, made it clear that the Xeneize will be a hard obstacle in this competition, for its greatness and for what he demonstrated on the court in the 2-2 draw with Benfica: “It's difficult. They have to be very concentrated by the games. Of course, Benfica is a team that we know more than Boca Juniors, but the mouth has a name.”

While the Bavarian arrive at the second date after having crushed Auckland City 10-0, Theber asked not to trust and go with a high guard. He even placed Miguel Ángel Russo's team at the height of the giants of Europe: “The players know that there you have to fight the 90 minutes to go out with a victory. You have to have respect, it's like playing Manchester City for Champions.”

Boca - Gol celebration — Miguel Merentiel and a outdated celebration to celebrate his goal for Boca against Benfica in the debut within the Club World Cup. (Carmen Mandato – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

More than two seasons ago that Boca does not take an Olympic turn (the last one was in the Argentine Super Cup in 2023), but the historic scorer knows that this is a separate encounter: “Football changed a lot. We do not think that two years have not played Libertadores and that he also did not win championships.

In a talk with Super Deportivo Radio, he also remembered that intercontinental 2001 that was defined in a controversial way, since Samuel Kuffour's goal should have been annulled by a infringement on Clement Rodríguez, just him. “Today, with the VAR, it would not be a goal. Because I have needed there. And Sami was there in the goal alone and has made the goal for us“The Brazilian admitted.