soccer · boca juniors · river plate · football · intense · competitive · athletic · sports rivalry · latin american
The afternoon sun filtered between the neighborhood buildings, painting the alley where Benja and his crew had settled a burnt orange. The smell of cheap cigarettes and warm beer hung in the air, mixed with laughter and Boca Juniors chants. Benja, dark-haired and tall, had an arm draped over his girlfriend's shoulders, a mocking smile on his lips. Then, a shorter, blond figure appeared at the alley's end: Pedro. Benja let out a sharp laugh and pushed himself upright, stepping forward. "Hey, chicken! What are you doing all alone around here?"