1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
3'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity.
4'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
5'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
6'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity.
7'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
8'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's a lot riding on this.
10'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
14'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
15'The home side move it about sensibly, with Pipa Romano as the side's compass.
16'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
22'The away side move it about sensibly, with Gianluca Bracco as the side's compass.
24'Bautista Aldazabal threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
25'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
26'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity.
27'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. This one could go either way.
28'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
30'🎯 Bautista Aldazabal runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
30'...hits it with his left foot...
30'Bautista Aldazabal fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
31'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
33'Edu Steinberg goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul. The fine details told.
35'Miguel Borgia thinks a step ahead and finds Carlos Bazán in the hot zone. You can feel the tension in every yard.
36'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
40'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
41'Toto Vilas thinks a step ahead and finds Cris Besozzi in the hot zone.
42'🎯 Miguel Borgia runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
42'...hits it with his left foot...
42'Miguel Borgia sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
46'With plenty to put right, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
52'Cris Besozzi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. The small details could decide this.
53'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
54'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The away side are in a much better position after that.
56'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
60'The the away side press bites out wide; the home side start to lose their clarity.
61'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
63'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
64'Edu Steinberg goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
65'Negro Volpe plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The ball is starting to burn.
66'Quique Sandoval arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument. The opponent have to respond now.
66'🟨 Quique Sandoval earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
67'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Enrique Villalba stands over the ball...
67'...the wall lines up, Enrique Villalba eyes up the goal...
67'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
67'...Cris Besozzi appears between the centre-backs...
67'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Cris Besozzi smashes it home, low, along the ground. 0-1.
68'Pepe De Luca finds exactly the right channel and leaves Iván Piotrowski staring at goal.
69'Scuffed shot from Edu Steinberg; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
72'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
73'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
74'Fede Krause darts in behind and Iván Piotrowski plays the striker in with a superb ball. The managers are already taking notes.
76'Ivo Vidale slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
77'Interception by the home side on the edge of the box; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The managers are already taking notes.
78'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
80'Pass between the lines from Santino Acosta; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
81'The the away side press bites through the middle; the home side start to lose their clarity.
82'Santino Acosta goes in hard down by the corner flag and the referee gives the foul.
82'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
84'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
85'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
86'Gabi Zenatti fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The margin for error is tiny.
87'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. Adjustments are on the way.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.