1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone.
3'The home side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The league table is starting to do its sums.
5'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
10'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
15'Maximiliano Aldama cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
16'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. There's still a game on here.
21'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
23'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
25'The away side move it about sensibly, with Fede Pereira as the side's compass.
28'Roberto Volpe plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
29'⚡ Néstor Villanueva plays it short to Xavier Brambilla...
29'...Xavier Brambilla returns it first time...
29'...Néstor Villanueva completes the one-two and he's clean through...
29'...Xavier Brambilla shoots...
29'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Xavier Brambilla smashes it home. 0-1.
31'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
32'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
33'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
33'🟨 Alexis Fischer protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
34'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
35'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
36'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Ulises Modarelli closed the door. It's being played with gritted teeth.
37'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
43'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
44'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. This game calls for calm heads.
45'Deadly counter from the away side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
50'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. There'll be plenty to analyse.
51'Milton Coria darts in behind and Xavier Brambilla plays the striker in with a superb ball.
52'🎯 Fede Pereira carries the ball forward...
52'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
52'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
53'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
54'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
57'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
59'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
65'🎯 Sebastián Koch runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
65'...hits it with his left foot...
65'Sebastián Koch tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
66'Tiziano Fernández plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
68'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
74'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil. Now the ball will do the talking.
75'Ulises Modarelli goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. The league table is starting to do its sums.
79'Pepe Greco slips a delicious through ball to Néstor Villanueva, who is perfectly set.
80'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
81'Tito De Luca goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
82'🎯 Pepe Greco runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
82'...hits it with his left foot...
82'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The ball is starting to burn.
84'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
84'🟨 Yellow card for Sebastián Koch; the referee draws the line. Nothing is settled yet.
89'Ulises Modarelli protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
89'🟨 Ulises Modarelli protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
90'After ninety intense minutes, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.