1'With everyone fully switched on, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. The weather is playing its part.
3'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door.
4'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
5'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
6'🎯 Andrés Battaglia runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
6'...hits it with his left foot...
6'Andrés Battaglia unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
7'Ian Casal plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The league table is starting to do its sums.
9'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
16'🎯 Fernando Barrenechea carries the ball forward...
16'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
16'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
17'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
18'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle. You can feel the tension from early on.
19'Adriano Navarro slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
22'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
23'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
24'Interception by the home side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
29'Tito Vivaldi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
30'The away side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
32'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The weather is playing its part.
35'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
36'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
40'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The next one could be decisive.
43'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
49'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
52'Joel Cabrera cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
53'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
56'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
59'Iván Peralta strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
66'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
67'Wilfredo Turrini slips a delicious through ball to Ian Casal, who is perfectly set.
72'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The margin for error is tiny.
73'The away side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
77'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
78'Tito Vivaldi arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
78'🟨 Fair booking: Tito Vivaldi was late and left a mark.
80'The away side move it about sensibly, with Lautaro Funes as the side's compass. The next one could be decisive.
81'Pass between the lines from Chacho Veronese; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
82'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
83'🎯 Genaro Trento carries the ball forward...
83'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
83'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
86'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
86'...David Pérez pounces on the gift...
86'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
86'...places it at the far post...
86'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! David Pérez wheels away in celebration, tight to the right-hand post. 1-0.
90'With tiredness written all over them, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon. Nobody wants to give anything away.