1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim down the right. You can feel the tension from early on.
2'Ricardo Schäfer accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
3'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
5'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
9'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
10'Simón Ferreyra fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
11'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. The ball is starting to burn.
16'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
19'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
21'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
22'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
23'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
24'Esteban Toledo goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul.
25'🎯 Román Figueroa carries the ball forward...
25'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
25'It fell perfectly for Román Figueroa, who hit it with heart and boot.
26'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
28'Pedro Costa takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
29'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
32'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The dressing room will have the final say.
34'⚡ Maxwell Pellegrino picks up the ball a long way from goal...
34'...nobody closes him down...
34'...shapes to shoot...
34'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
34'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Maxwell Pellegrino makes no mistake. 1-0.
36'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal. The team are in a much better position after that.
37'Lionel Mendoza collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
38'Tano Coelho protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
38'🟨 Tano Coelho goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
39'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
42'Interception by the away side down the left; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The away side are in a much better position after that.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story.
49'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
50'Manu Belmonte jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control. This one could go either way.
52'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
53'Thiago Méndez goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
53'🟨 Fair booking: Thiago Méndez was late and left a mark. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
54'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
57'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest. The margin for error is tiny.
60'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
61'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
62'Ricardo Schäfer plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
63'Venomous through ball from Manu Belmonte; the away side were caught cold. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
64'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
65'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The margin for error is tiny.
67'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
68'🎯 Simón Ferreyra runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
68'...hits it with his left foot...
68'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The dressing room will have the final say.
72'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
73'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The league table is starting to do its sums.
76'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
77'...hits it with his left foot...
77'🎯 Lionel Mendoza runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
77'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. The ball is starting to burn.
80'Hector Genta darts in behind and Tano Coelho plays the striker in with a superb ball.
81'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue. It's being played with gritted teeth.
82'The the away side press bites in behind the centre-back; the home side start to lose their clarity.
83'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
85'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
86'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
87'Joaquín Paz goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
87'🟨 Fair booking: Joaquín Paz was late and left a mark.
88'The away side move it about sensibly, with Esteban Toledo as the side's compass.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.