1'With both benches watching closely, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
3'🎯 Ariel Valsecchi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
3'...hits it with his left foot...
3'Scuffed shot from Ariel Valsecchi; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
4'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
5'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The next one could be decisive.
6'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Lucio Cazón closed the door.
7'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
9'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
11'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
12'Deft touch from Salvador Anchordoqui: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. You can feel the tension in every yard.
13'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. This one could go either way.
15'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
17'Norberto Aspiazu takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
19'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
22'Antonio Méndez goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
23'Tactical foul from Pipa Weinberg; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. You can feel the tension in every yard.
24'🎯 Augusto Bossi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
24'...hits it with his left foot...
24'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
26'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left.
27'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The league table is starting to do its sums.
28'Augusto Bossi darts in behind and Zacarías Rosati plays the striker in with a superb ball. This one could go either way.
29'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The margin for error is tiny.
32'Pass between the lines from Salvador Anchordoqui; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
33'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
34'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. Nobody wants to give anything away.
37'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
37'🟨 Pipa Weinberg goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
38'The the away side press bites right in front of the dugouts; the home side start to lose their clarity.
40'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
42'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
44'Vidal Aramendia plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'The the away side press bites down the right; the home side start to lose their clarity.
49'Tiziano Zabala slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
50'Interception by the home side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
54'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
60'Deft touch from Zacarías Rosati: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
61'Tiziano Zabala goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
61'🟨 Fair booking: Tiziano Zabala was late and left a mark. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
62'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Augusto Bossi stands over the ball...
62'...the wall lines up, Augusto Bossi eyes up the goal...
62'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
62'...Ariel Valsecchi appears between the centre-backs...
62'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Ariel Valsecchi roars with delight. 1-0.
63'Pipa Weinberg collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. The crowd get it straight away.
64'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
65'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
69'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
70'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
77'⚡ Ariel Valsecchi wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
77'...the counter is lethal, Ariel Valsecchi runs the length of the pitch...
77'...slips in Víctor Calligaris, who has arrived through the middle...
77'...Víctor Calligaris finishes first time...
77'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Víctor Calligaris roars with delight, right in the top bins. 2-0.
80'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
81'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the away side.
82'Adriano Medeiros jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
90'With no margin left at all, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.