1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the danger zone.
2'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
9'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. You can feel the tension from early on.
11'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
14'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
15'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
16'Hugo Santoro takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
19'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The second half promises a different story.
20'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
22'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. This one could go either way.
23'🎯 Ciro Pratto runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
23'...hits it with his left foot...
23'Effort from a teammate right in front of the dugouts; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
24'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. There's still a game on here.
26'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
30'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
31'🎯 Hugo Santoro carries the ball forward...
31'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
31'Hugo Santoro sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
33'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
34'Alberto Kowalczyk plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
36'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side. There's noise all around the ground.
37'Daniel Berraondo goes in hard out wide and the referee gives the foul.
39'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
40'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
41'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. The small details could decide this.
44'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
45'🎯 Daniel Berraondo carries the ball forward...
45'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
45'The effort from Daniel Berraondo goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third. It's being played with gritted teeth.
48'Deadly counter from the home side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
49'Yago Berraondo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
55'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. Now the ball will do the talking.
56'Nano Ordoñez went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
58'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. Nothing is settled yet.
60'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the right.
61'Negro Mansur protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
63'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's noise all around the ground.
65'Toto Tagliani plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
66'Ruso Peñaloza takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
67'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
68'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
69'Nano Ordoñez cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
70'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal. Time to look forward now.
71'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
73'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
74'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
76'Marcos Berti protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
76'🟨 Marcos Berti goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
77'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
80'The away side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the home side from side to side. It's being played with gritted teeth.
81'León Schiavi finds exactly the right channel and leaves Maxwell Mansur staring at goal.
82'The the home side press bites from inside their own half; the away side start to lose their clarity. The second half promises a different story.
83'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass on the edge of the box.
84'The away side move it about sensibly, with Tito Lugo as the side's compass.
86'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.