1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with an extra gear.
3'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
3'🟨 Ethan Gallo protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
4'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
5'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
6'🎯 Renzo Lipari runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
6'...hits it with his left foot...
6'Scuffed shot from Renzo Lipari; not pretty, but it still caused problems. There'll be plenty to analyse.
7'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The small details could decide this.
8'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
9'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
10'Luis Valdés hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
13'Quick transition: Zaid Montoya looks up and searches for the right pass.
14'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass hugging the touchline.
18'Gastón Rosini goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
18'🟨 Gastón Rosini went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
19'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity. The margin for error is tiny.
20'Zaid Montoya plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
24'The home side put the game to sleep through the middle, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
26'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
31'Brian Bergman cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
32'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
33'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
34'Alan Bignami hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. There'll be plenty to analyse.
35'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
36'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
37'Alan Bignami darts in behind and Renzo Lipari plays the striker in with a superb ball.
38'Ulises Roman sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
39'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
41'The home side move it about sensibly, with Isaac Sevilla as the side's compass.
42'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
45'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
46'After a hard-working first half, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third. This game calls for calm heads.
48'Geremías Buffoli threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. The weather is playing its part.
49'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
50'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
51'Bastian Segre threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
52'Brian Bergman goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul. The fine details told.
52'🟨 Brian Bergman earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
53'Oliverio Sciarra arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
53'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
54'🎯 Faustino Arestizabal carries the ball forward...
54'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
54'Faustino Arestizabal hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
56'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Geremías Buffoli. The home side are in a much better position after that.
57'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
57'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
57'🎯 Uriel Lazcano carries the ball forward...
60'🎯 Mateo Bardi carries the ball forward...
60'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
60'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
61'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
65'Venomous through ball from Bastian Segre; the home side were caught cold.
66'The the home side press bites through the middle; the away side start to lose their clarity. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
68'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
69'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
69'🟨 Esteban Loncón earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
70'Scuffed shot from Renzo Lipari; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
71'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
72'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Mateo Bardi.
73'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity.
75'Quick transition: Gastón Rosini looks up and searches for the right pass.
77'Renzo Lipari takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
81'Quick transition: Ulises Roman looks up and searches for the right pass.
82'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
83'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
87'Cris Storti darts in behind and Zaid Montoya plays the striker in with a superb ball. There's a lot riding on this.
88'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity. The crowd get it straight away.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others. Time to look forward now.