1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the left.
2'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
4'Hernán Aguirre arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
4'🟨 Hernán Aguirre goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
5'Rodrigo Buratti reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
6'Valentino Bollini slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
7'Nano Schmidt drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. The second half promises a different story.
8'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
13'Álvaro Tamargo goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
13'🟨 Álvaro Tamargo went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
14'🎯 Carlos Aspiazu carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
15'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
22'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
23'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
25'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
27'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
28'🎯 Diego Mira carries the ball forward...
28'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
28'Diego Mira tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The crowd get it straight away.
32'⚡ Bautista Lautaro surges down the wing dangerously...
32'...Bautista Lautaro reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
32'...whips the cross into the box...
32'...Álvaro Tamargo beats the defender in the air...
32'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Álvaro Tamargo wheels away in celebration, tight to the right-hand post. 0-1.
34'⚡ Gianluca Sciarra plays it short to Calleo Zunino...
34'...Calleo Zunino returns it first time...
34'...Gianluca Sciarra completes the one-two and he's clean through...
34'...Calleo Zunino shoots...
34'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Calleo Zunino pokes it into the net, through the keeper's legs. 1-1.
36'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box. The fine details told.
37'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
38'Calleo Zunino slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
39'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
40'Agustín Arratia takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. You can feel the tension in every yard.
42'Bautista Lautaro slips a delicious through ball to Álvaro Tamargo, who is perfectly set. Now the ball will do the talking.
43'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
44'🎯 Bautista Lautaro carries the ball forward...
44'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
44'Bautista Lautaro unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'⚡ Gianluca Sciarra surges down the wing dangerously...
48'...Gianluca Sciarra reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
48'...whips the cross into the box...
48'...Nahue Veneziani beats the defender in the air...
48'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Nahue Veneziani wheels away in celebration. 2-1.
49'Javier Bellini slips a delicious through ball to Lautaro Rubinstein, who is perfectly set. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
50'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
54'🎯 Rodrigo Buratti carries the ball forward...
54'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
54'It fell perfectly for Rodrigo Buratti, who hit it with heart and boot.
55'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
58'🎯 Rodrigo Buratti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
58'...hits it with his left foot...
58'Rodrigo Buratti sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
61'🎯 Brian Werner runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
61'...hits it with his left foot...
61'The effort from Brian Werner goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
63'Valentino Bollini darts in behind and Calleo Zunino plays the striker in with a superb ball.
64'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
65'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right.
66'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
68'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Rodrigo Buratti stands over the ball...
68'...the wall lines up, Rodrigo Buratti eyes up the goal...
68'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
68'...Osvaldo Issa appears between the centre-backs...
68'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Up pops Osvaldo Issa to score, at the far post. 3-1.
70'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
71'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
72'Gianluca Sciarra went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
75'Brian Werner strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
77'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
80'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. There'll be plenty to analyse.
83'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
84'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
85'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side. The managers are already taking notes.
86'Javier Bellini nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
87'Bautista Lautaro plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
88'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door.
89'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The managers are already taking notes.
90'With tiredness written all over them, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. The fine details told.