1'With both benches watching closely, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
2'Venomous through ball from Daniel Krüger; the away side were caught cold.
3'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
5'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
8'Bruno Herrera plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The home side are in a much better position after that.
9'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. Adjustments are on the way.
10'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
13'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
16'⚡ Faustino Turrini lifts his head in midfield...
16'...plays Ciro Ramírez in with a sublime pass...
16'...Ciro Ramírez takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
16'...drives it across the keeper...
16'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Ciro Ramírez roars with delight. 1-0.
18'Pass between the lines from Eric Funes; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
19'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The fine details told.
24'Rubén Zucca protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
24'🟨 Yellow card for Rubén Zucca; the referee draws the line. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
25'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
26'Alfredo Currás goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul. This one could go either way.
26'🟨 Yellow card for Alfredo Currás; the referee draws the line.
27'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
31'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
33'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The second half promises a different story.
34'Deft touch from Faustino Turrini: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
35'🎯 Benjamín Arrizabalaga carries the ball forward...
35'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
35'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. There's a lot riding on this.
36'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
37'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
41'Interception by the home side from inside their own half; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
42'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
44'Indio Brambilla slips a delicious through ball to Luciano Bottani, who is perfectly set.
45'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
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'🎯 Bruno Herrera carries the ball forward...
49'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
49'Scuffed shot from Bruno Herrera; not pretty, but it still caused problems. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
51'The away side move it about sensibly, with José Ruiz as the side's compass.
53'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity.
55'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
56'⚡ Benjamín Arrizabalaga wins the ball in midfield...
56'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
56'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
56'...hits it with everything he has...
56'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Benjamín Arrizabalaga roars with delight, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 2-0.
60'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
64'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. There's a lot riding on this.
66'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
67'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This game calls for calm heads.
69'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
73'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
76'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. The dressing room will have the final say.
77'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
78'Fabián Aramendia plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
79'The away side move it about sensibly, with Eric Funes as the side's compass. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
80'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
82'Bruno Herrera plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. This one could go either way.
83'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
84'🎯 Rubén Zucca carries the ball forward...
84'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
84'The effort from Rubén Zucca goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
87'Ciro Ramírez cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.