1'With everyone fully switched on, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
2'Rodolfo Sperandio takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
5'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
6'Franco Villegas went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
6'🟨 Yellow card for Franco Villegas; the referee draws the line. Now the ball will do the talking.
9'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
9'🟨 Lorenzo Valsecchi went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
10'Deft touch from Lucio Schmidt: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
14'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way.
16'🎯 Darío Fernández runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
16'...hits it with his left foot...
16'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fine details told.
19'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
29'Matías Valdés thinks a step ahead and finds Joaquín Corona in the hot zone.
30'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
31'Liam Calligaris plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
34'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
37'Pass between the lines from Joaquín Corona; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The crowd get it straight away.
38'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
39'The away side move it about sensibly, with Liam Calligaris as the side's compass.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
50'🎯 Thiago Bartolini carries the ball forward...
50'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
50'Scuffed shot from Thiago Bartolini; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
52'The opposing defender loses a ball you simply cannot lose in that area.
60'The home side move it about sensibly, with Lorenzo Valsecchi as the side's compass.
62'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
64'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
67'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
69'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
71'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
72'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
73'Samuel Bonaccorsi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
75'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. The second half promises a different story.
78'The away side put the game to sleep hugging the touchline, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's noise all around the ground.
81'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The second half promises a different story.
81'🟨 Fair booking: Vito Bellucci was late and left a mark. This game calls for calm heads.
86'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. You can feel the tension in every yard.
87'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at. Nobody wants to give anything away.
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