1'With both benches watching closely, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away. Time to look forward now.
4'⚡ Oscar Pini lifts his head in midfield...
4'...plays Álvaro Bilbao in with a sublime pass...
4'...Álvaro Bilbao takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
4'...drives it across the keeper...
4'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Álvaro Bilbao wheels away in celebration, high, under the crossbar. 1-0.
5'Christian Tagliaferri darts in behind and Marcelo Brignoli plays the striker in with a superb ball.
10'Chacho Buratti nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate.
11'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The second half promises a different story.
12'Chacho Buratti goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
13'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
13'🟨 Chacho Buratti protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
15'The away side move it about sensibly, with Chacho Buratti as the side's compass. The home side have to respond now.
16'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
17'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
20'Deft touch from Augusto Montenegro: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
21'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
22'The effort from Valentín Hartmann goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. Nobody wants to give anything away.
23'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide.
24'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
31'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
33'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now. This game calls for calm heads.
35'The effort from Yair Bottura goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
36'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
37'Lucho Gordillo reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
41'Adrián Delgado darts in behind and Álvaro Bilbao plays the striker in with a superb ball.
42'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
49'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fine details told.
50'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
51'Alberto Cadel reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
53'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
56'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. The away side have to respond now.
59'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
60'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass between the lines. The managers are already taking notes.
63'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity.
66'Javier Ortelli goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
67'⚡ Hugo Caruso picks up the ball a long way from goal...
67'...nobody closes him down...
67'...shapes to shoot...
67'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
67'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Hugo Caruso to score. 1-1.
68'Marcelo Brignoli accelerates in behind the centre-back and the counter starts to take shape.
71'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
72'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
73'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
76'Hugo Caruso tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
78'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. Nothing is settled yet.
80'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
80'🟨 Augusto Montenegro earns a booking for stopping a promising move. There's a lot riding on this.
82'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
83'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Now the ball will do the talking.
84'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
86'Alberto Cadel wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
88'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
89'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.
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