1'After the final team talk, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
3'Interception by the home side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
4'Carlos Lombardi takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
6'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
7'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
8'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
11'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
16'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
19'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
25'⚡ Lisandro Núñez wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
25'...the counter is lethal, Lisandro Núñez runs the length of the pitch...
25'...slips in Nicolás Vallejos, who has arrived through the middle...
25'...Nicolás Vallejos finishes first time...
25'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Nicolás Vallejos smashes it home. 0-1.
28'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The managers are already taking notes.
30'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. The dressing room will have the final say.
31'Diego Herrera plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
32'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
33'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
34'🎯 Nicolás Vallejos carries the ball forward...
34'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
34'Scuffed shot from Nicolás Vallejos; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
38'Roberto Bugliani accelerates down the right and the counter starts to take shape.
40'Juan Domínguez darts in behind and Marcelo Riccardi plays the striker in with a superb ball. The home side have to respond now.
41'Carlos Lombardi protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The second half promises a different story.
42'Juan Domínguez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
44'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
46'With plenty to put right, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
50'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
51'Ignacio Méndez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
52'🎯 Daniel Costa runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
52'...hits it with his left foot...
52'Daniel Costa unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The league table is starting to do its sums.
55'Giuliano Luna goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
56'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
57'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The away side are in a much better position after that.
58'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
59'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Marcelo Riccardi stands over the ball...
59'...the wall lines up, Marcelo Riccardi eyes up the goal...
59'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
59'...Lisandro Núñez appears between the centre-backs...
59'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Lisandro Núñez roars with delight. 0-2.
60'Deft touch from Hernán Reyes: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
61'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
62'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
63'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
69'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. The next one could be decisive.
71'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
73'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. The second half promises a different story.
74'🎯 Bruno Katz carries the ball forward...
74'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
74'Bruno Katz unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
76'Juan Domínguez went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
77'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
78'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right. The away side have to respond now.
81'Gabriel Otamendi hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
83'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
88'⚡ Roberto Bertolini surges down the wing dangerously...
88'...Roberto Bertolini reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
88'...whips the cross into the box...
88'...Ignacio Méndez beats the defender in the air...
88'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Ignacio Méndez makes no mistake. 1-2.
90'With no margin left at all, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection. You can feel the tension from early on.
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