1'With a full-house atmosphere, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with first-time touches. This game calls for calm heads.
2'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
3'⚡ Fernando Escobar picks up the ball a long way from goal...
3'...nobody closes him down...
3'...shapes to shoot...
3'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
3'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Fernando Escobar wheels away in celebration, tight to the right-hand post. 1-0.
5'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
6'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
7'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. The story is only just beginning.
8'Román Pereyra jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
10'Faustino Zanella finds exactly the right channel and leaves Enzo Scorza staring at goal.
11'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
13'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
14'🎯 Gastón Vitalini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
14'...hits it with his left foot...
14'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
15'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
23'⚡ Ivo Esposito picks up the ball a long way from goal...
23'...nobody closes him down...
23'...shapes to shoot...
23'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
23'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Ivo Esposito makes no mistake, low, along the ground. 1-1.
26'Lautaro Argento drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
29'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
31'Quick transition: Diego Arichabaleta looks up and searches for the right pass.
33'Diego Arichabaleta plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. There's a lot riding on this.
34'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
36'Interception by the home side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
39'Fernando Escobar thinks a step ahead and finds Lito Rossi in the hot zone.
40'Fernando Escobar fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
41'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. There's still a game on here.
42'Román Pereyra threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
43'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. There's noise all around the ground.
45'Gastón Vitalini darts in behind and Nazareno Aranzazu plays the striker in with a superb ball. Time to look forward now.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
48'🎯 Tadeo Simeone runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
48'...hits it with his left foot...
48'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
53'Deft touch from Nazareno Aranzazu: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. Now the ball will do the talking.
54'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
55'Thiago Montoya arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
55'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
56'Román Pereyra slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
58'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
60'The home side move it about sensibly, with Nazareno Aranzazu as the side's compass.
62'Lautaro Argento goes in hard in the danger zone and the referee gives the foul. There's noise all around the ground.
63'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box. You can feel the tension in every yard.
65'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
70'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. The story is only just beginning.
71'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
73'Lautaro Argento goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
73'🟨 Lautaro Argento went in hard and pays for it with a booking. The dressing room will have the final say.
74'Rodrigo Arrigorriaga goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. The story is only just beginning.
76'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
82'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
85'⚡ Lito Rossi plays it short to Fernando Escobar...
85'...Fernando Escobar returns it first time...
85'...Lito Rossi completes the one-two and he's clean through...
85'...Fernando Escobar shoots...
85'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Fernando Escobar smashes it home. 2-1.
86'Ivo Esposito thinks a step ahead and finds Román Pereyra in the hot zone. The crowd get it straight away.
87'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
90'With tiredness written all over them, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.