1'With everyone fully switched on, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim down the right.
2'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Cayetano Sandoval. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
4'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
7'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
8'Máximo Scorza arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The league table is starting to do its sums.
8'🟨 Máximo Scorza goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
9'It fell perfectly for Cayetano Sandoval, who hit it with heart and boot.
10'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them.
16'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
20'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
24'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
25'Máximo Scorza arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
28'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention. There's noise all around the ground.
29'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
32'⚡ Tiziano Fernández surges down the wing dangerously...
32'...Tiziano Fernández reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
32'...whips the cross into the box...
32'...Theo Vannini beats the defender in the air...
32'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Theo Vannini wheels away in celebration, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 0-1.
36'⚡ Hernán Fischer surges down the wing dangerously...
36'...Hernán Fischer reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
36'...whips the cross into the box...
36'...Cayetano Sandoval beats the defender in the air...
36'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Cayetano Sandoval makes no mistake. 1-1.
38'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. There's a lot riding on this.
40'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
41'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
42'🎯 Adrián Ferreira runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
42'...hits it with his left foot...
42'It fell perfectly for Adrián Ferreira, who hit it with heart and boot.
43'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
44'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
45'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
46'As the heart rates come down, end of the first half: the team and the opponent head in with plenty to fix.
47'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
48'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The dressing room will have the final say.
51'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
51'...Theo Vannini pounces on the gift...
51'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
51'...places it at the far post...
51'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Theo Vannini wheels away in celebration, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-2.
52'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
53'🎯 Manuel Bechara runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
53'...hits it with his left foot...
53'Manuel Bechara fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
54'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
55'Hernán Fischer reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
58'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
61'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
62'Adrián Ferreira goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
62'🟨 Adrián Ferreira earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
63'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Time to look forward now.
64'Gustavo Ortiz collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
65'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
66'Valentino Calabrese tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. There's noise all around the ground.
70'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
71'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
72'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ramiro Zegna as the side's compass.
73'Tactical foul from Augusto Zamora; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
73'🟨 Augusto Zamora went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
75'Genaro Baigorri went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
78'🎯 Franco Zuccarelli carries the ball forward...
78'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
78'It fell perfectly for Franco Zuccarelli, who hit it with heart and boot.
80'Interception by the away side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The second half promises a different story.
82'Manu Astudillo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
84'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
85'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
87'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
88'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
90'With no margin left at all, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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