1'With both benches watching closely, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone. The next one could be decisive.
4'🎯 Emanuel Salerno carries the ball forward...
4'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
4'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
7'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
8'Cayetano Melo finds exactly the right channel and leaves Gonzalo Montes staring at goal.
9'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
10'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
11'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
14'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest.
15'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
18'Cayetano Melo protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The story is only just beginning.
19'Tiago Bermúdez threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
20'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
30'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
35'Interception by the away side in behind the holding midfielder; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The away side are in a much better position after that.
36'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
37'Lucas Ledesma darts in behind and Eduardo Rumi plays the striker in with a superb ball.
39'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
42'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
44'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
46'After a hard-working first half, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The league table is starting to do its sums.
47'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
52'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The second half promises a different story.
52'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. The ball is starting to burn.
54'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The league table is starting to do its sums.
55'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
58'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
62'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
64'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
67'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
68'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
69'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
70'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
76'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
78'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
79'Samuel Toscano accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape. There's noise all around the ground.
80'Fede Mira takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
83'Cayetano Melo plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
86'Lucas Ledesma slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
87'🎯 Horacio Chamorro carries the ball forward...
87'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
87'Horacio Chamorro fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
89'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. You can feel the tension in every yard.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.