1'With a full-house atmosphere, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim out wide.
6'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
7'Raúl Zegna reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt. You can feel the tension in every yard.
9'The home side move it about sensibly, with Oscar Bonincontro as the side's compass. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
11'Ethan Zaghi hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
12'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity. The ball is starting to burn.
14'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
16'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
17'Interception by the home side between the lines; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
20'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
22'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Esteban Bugliani closed the door.
23'Diego Matos protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
23'🟨 Diego Matos protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
25'Dylan Montero thinks a step ahead and finds Valentín Arratia in the hot zone.
26'Adriano Elizalde jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
30'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
31'Ethan Zaghi accelerates between the lines and the counter starts to take shape.
33'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
34'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
35'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Diego Matos.
38'The home side move it about sensibly, with Dylan Montero as the side's compass.
41'🎯 Javier Mella runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
41'...hits it with his left foot...
41'Javier Mella hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
42'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. Nothing is settled yet.
49'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
51'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
52'The home side move it about sensibly, with Ethan Zaghi as the side's compass.
54'Oscar Bonincontro plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
57'Valentín Arratia accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
67'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger. This one could go either way.
68'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. There's still a game on here.
71'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
75'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
78'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
80'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
82'Nahuel Aranibar goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul. The team are in a much better position after that.
82'🟨 Fair booking: Nahuel Aranibar was late and left a mark.
85'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. Time to look forward now.
89'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon. The second half promises a different story.