1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right. The team are in a much better position after that.
2'Beto Acuña slips a delicious through ball to Juan Sosa, who is perfectly set. The weather is playing its part.
3'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
9'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. You can feel the tension from early on.
10'Nano Rebollo arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
10'🟨 Nano Rebollo earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The crowd get it straight away.
11'Zacarías Couto cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
15'⚡ Zacarías Couto picks up the ball a long way from goal...
15'...nobody closes him down...
15'...shapes to shoot...
15'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
15'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Zacarías Couto makes no mistake. 1-0.
19'Venomous through ball from Gregorio Rumi; the home side were caught cold.
20'🎯 Luis Álvarez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
20'...hits it with his left foot...
20'Luis Álvarez strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
21'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
23'Deft touch from Pipa Esposito: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
25'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
31'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
33'The away side move it about sensibly, with Gregorio Rumi as the side's compass. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
34'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
36'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
38'Venomous through ball from Bautista Quiroga; the away side were caught cold. This game calls for calm heads.
39'The effort from Facundo Castro goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
40'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
41'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. Adjustments are on the way.
42'Beto Acuña protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
45'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
46'After a hard-working first half, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
48'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
49'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
50'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
52'🎯 Gabi Zubeldía carries the ball forward...
52'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
52'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. The crowd get it straight away.
55'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
56'Gabi Zubeldía goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
59'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
60'Tactical foul from Gregorio Rumi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
60'🟨 Gregorio Rumi goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
62'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Enzo Issa stands over the ball...
62'...the wall lines up, Enzo Issa eyes up the goal...
62'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
62'...Gael Salas appears between the centre-backs...
62'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Gael Salas pokes it into the net. 2-0.
64'Facundo Castro accelerates from inside their own half and the counter starts to take shape.
65'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The fine details told.
67'The the away side press bites in behind the centre-back; the home side start to lose their clarity.
68'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right.
72'Pipa Esposito plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
73'Nano Lucero goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
74'⚡ Bautista Quiroga lifts his head in midfield...
74'...plays Santiago Lo Celso in with a sublime pass...
74'...Santiago Lo Celso takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
74'...drives it across the keeper...
74'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Santiago Lo Celso makes no mistake, into the roof of the net. 3-0.
75'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
76'🎯 Edgardo Pisani carries the ball forward...
76'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
76'Scuffed shot from Edgardo Pisani; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
79'The away side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
82'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
85'Venomous through ball from Gabi Zubeldía; the away side were caught cold.
86'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
90'With no margin left at all, final whistle: the ninety-minute drama is over.
3 - 0
Liga Vicente López