1'With the stadium roaring, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. This game calls for calm heads.
2'Interception by the home side from inside their own half; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
5'Ariel Conti went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
5'🟨 Ariel Conti earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
6'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
7'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The next one could be decisive.
9'Lucio Pellegrino sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
11'Renzo Valentini goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
11'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
13'Rolando Bonaccorsi finds exactly the right channel and leaves Gabriel Luna staring at goal.
14'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
16'Elián Aldazabal goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
20'Silvio Pedraza plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
21'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe. The crowd get it straight away.
22'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's a lot riding on this.
27'⚡ Nilo Jalil wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
27'...the counter is lethal, Nilo Jalil runs the length of the pitch...
27'...slips in Faustino Brandi, who has arrived through the middle...
27'...Faustino Brandi finishes first time...
27'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Faustino Brandi roars with delight, right in the top bins. 0-1.
30'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
31'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The ball is starting to burn.
33'🎯 Toto Iriarte runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
33'...hits it with his left foot...
33'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
34'Tactical foul from Renzo Valentini; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
34'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Renzo Valentini! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
37'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
38'Lucio Pellegrino goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
42'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. The second half promises a different story.
44'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
45'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The away side move it about sensibly, with Nilo Jalil as the side's compass.
48'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
51'Quick transition: Faustino Brandi looks up and searches for the right pass.
52'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. There's noise all around the ground.
54'Elián Aldazabal goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
54'🟨 Fair booking: Elián Aldazabal was late and left a mark.
55'The the home side press bites out wide; the away side start to lose their clarity. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
60'⚡ Elián Aldazabal wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
60'...the counter is lethal, Elián Aldazabal runs the length of the pitch...
60'...slips in José Beltramo, who has arrived through the middle...
60'...José Beltramo finishes first time...
60'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! José Beltramo puts it away. 1-1.
62'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
67'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
68'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
69'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
70'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
73'⚡ Ariel Conti surges down the wing dangerously...
73'...Ariel Conti reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
73'...whips the cross into the box...
73'...Roberto De Santis beats the defender in the air...
73'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Roberto De Santis roars with delight. 1-2.
76'Interception by the away side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
78'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
82'Emanuel Zerbi darts in behind and Vicente Arregi plays the striker in with a superb ball.
83'The the home side press bites in the final third; the away side start to lose their clarity.
89'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. You can feel the tension in every yard.
90'The end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.
Prov. Belgrano R