1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in behind the holding midfielder.
2'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
4'Vicente Zerda takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. It's being played with gritted teeth.
7'Ignacio Ríos plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
8'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
10'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
11'The away side move it about sensibly, with Cataldo Méndez as the side's compass.
12'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
13'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
15'Dante Beascoechea drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
19'Vicente Zerda goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul. The league table is starting to do its sums.
19'🟨 Vicente Zerda earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
21'Theo Bidegain plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The dressing room will have the final say.
23'Mauricio Castelli cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen. There'll be plenty to analyse.
24'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
25'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
26'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
30'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
36'Bautista Mac Allister goes in hard in behind the holding midfielder and the referee gives the foul.
36'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. This game calls for calm heads.
37'Román Barrenetxea plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
40'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
41'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
42'Lauti Canale finds exactly the right channel and leaves Mauricio Castelli staring at goal. Adjustments are on the way.
43'🎯 Marcelo Gareca runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
43'...hits it with his left foot...
43'The effort from Marcelo Gareca goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
47'Venomous through ball from Lautaro Garcia; the away side were caught cold. There'll be plenty to analyse.
48'Dante Beascoechea fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
49'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The weather is playing its part.
51'Jorge Russo sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. The managers are already taking notes.
52'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
53'Lauti Canale slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
54'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
60'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
63'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
67'Interception by the home side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
69'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
71'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
73'Cataldo Méndez darts in behind and Chino Iturriaga plays the striker in with a superb ball. Nothing is settled yet.
74'Bautista Mac Allister goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul. Nothing is settled yet.
79'🎯 Lauti Canale carries the ball forward...
79'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
79'Scuffed shot from Lauti Canale; not pretty, but it still caused problems. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
80'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
81'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
82'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
84'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
88'It fell perfectly for Bautista Mac Allister, who hit it with heart and boot.
89'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
90'With the last ball kicked, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.