1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass down the right.
2'Leonardo Ferrari slips a delicious through ball to Lolo Pellegrino, who is perfectly set.
3'🎯 Gonzalo Jiménez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
3'...hits it with his left foot...
3'Scuffed shot from Gonzalo Jiménez; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
5'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The league table is starting to do its sums.
8'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
11'Enzo Mac Allister slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
12'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
13'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
14'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
18'Nicolás Bastianelli accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
22'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
24'Fernando Ortiz fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
28'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
29'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
33'⚡ Tato Dybala surges down the wing dangerously...
33'...Tato Dybala reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
33'...whips the cross into the box...
33'...Benjamín Vargas beats the defender in the air...
33'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Up pops Benjamín Vargas to score, at the far post. 1-0.
34'Nicolás Bastianelli arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
34'🟨 Fair booking: Nicolás Bastianelli was late and left a mark.
36'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
38'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
39'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision. The league table is starting to do its sums.
40'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
42'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
44'Beto Medina slips a delicious through ball to Gonzalo Tamburini, who is perfectly set.
45'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
46'With plenty to put right, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
47'Ángel Bianchi accelerates out wide and the counter starts to take shape.
48'Fernando Ortiz goes in hard in the inside channel and the referee gives the foul.
48'🟨 Fernando Ortiz goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
50'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass right in front of the dugouts.
51'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ángel Bianchi as the side's compass.
53'Venomous through ball from Lolo Pellegrino; the home side were caught cold.
54'⚡ Nicolás Sánchez wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
54'...the counter is lethal, Nicolás Sánchez runs the length of the pitch...
54'...slips in Lolo Pellegrino, who has arrived through the middle...
54'...Lolo Pellegrino finishes first time...
54'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Lolo Pellegrino pokes it into the net. 1-1.
55'The home side move it about sensibly, with Enzo Mac Allister as the side's compass.
56'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. This game calls for calm heads.
58'Pass between the lines from Nicolás Sánchez; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
61'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the centre-back, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
62'Lionel Caruso goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
62'🟨 Fair booking: Lionel Caruso was late and left a mark.
63'Nicolás Sánchez reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
64'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
67'The away side move it about sensibly, with Nicolás Sánchez as the side's compass.
68'🎯 Beto Medina carries the ball forward...
68'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
68'Beto Medina strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
69'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
69'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
70'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
71'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
72'Beto Medina plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
74'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. Adjustments are on the way.
75'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. This game calls for calm heads.
77'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
78'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
78'🟨 Gonzalo Jiménez went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
79'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
80'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
82'Fernando Ortiz goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
84'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
85'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
86'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
87'⚡ Dangerous free kick, David Sampaoli stands over the ball...
87'...the wall lines up, David Sampaoli eyes up the goal...
87'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
87'...Gonzalo Jiménez appears between the centre-backs...
87'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Gonzalo Jiménez puts it away. 1-2.
88'Interception by the away side in behind the centre-back; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The league table is starting to do its sums.
89'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
90'After ninety intense minutes, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
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