1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, opening seconds: the team keep it short, have a look and refuse to give anything away.
2'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
3'Bautista Stefani wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
5'Quique Pizarro finds exactly the right channel and leaves Ivo Anzorena staring at goal.
8'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area. Adjustments are on the way.
12'Álvaro Liebman threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. The crowd get it straight away.
13'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
15'The away side move it about sensibly, with Julian Cardozo as the side's compass.
18'Kevin Bevilacqua goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. There's noise all around the ground.
23'Bautista Stefani hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. The next one could be decisive.
24'The away side manage the ball patiently, shifting the home side from side to side.
28'The the away side press bites down the right; the home side start to lose their clarity. Nothing is settled yet.
30'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
32'Kevin Bevilacqua sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
34'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The margin for error is tiny.
35'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
38'Julián Tavola thinks a step ahead and finds Ivo Santoro in the hot zone.
39'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. There'll be plenty to analyse.
40'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
40'🟨 Luis Bastianelli went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
42'The home side move it about sensibly, with Claudio Schäfer as the side's compass.
44'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Quique Pizarro. You can feel the tension from early on.
45'🎯 Lucas Mata carries the ball forward...
45'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
45'Lucas Mata fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
49'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
51'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. There'll be plenty to analyse.
52'Deft touch from Bautista Stefani: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
53'🎯 Lucas Mata runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
53'...hits it with his left foot...
53'Lucas Mata fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
56'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. The fine details told.
58'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
59'Álvaro Liebman takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
62'Julián Tavola finds exactly the right channel and leaves Luis Bastianelli staring at goal.
63'The the home side press bites down by the corner flag; the away side start to lose their clarity.
66'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. There'll be plenty to analyse.
69'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
69'🟨 Ivo Anzorena protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
71'Bautista Stefani cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
73'Cacho Villalba plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
74'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
76'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
80'Iván Esposito goes in hard in behind the holding midfielder and the referee gives the foul.
80'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
85'Deft touch from Tiziano Dybala: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
86'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
88'Kevin Bevilacqua slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The dressing room will have the final say.
89'Álvaro Liebman goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul. The next one could be decisive.
90'With no margin left at all, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning. There'll be plenty to analyse.
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