1'We're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim from inside their own half. The league table is starting to do its sums.
4'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
9'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. Nobody wants to give anything away.
10'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
11'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
13'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. You can feel the tension in every yard.
15'Ian Cacciatore plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
16'The home side move it about sensibly, with Lucas Brambilla as the side's compass. The league table is starting to do its sums.
17'The the away side press bites through the middle; the home side start to lose their clarity. This game calls for calm heads.
18'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
22'The away side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the home side from side to side.
23'The the home side press bites between the lines; the away side start to lose their clarity.
27'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
28'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
29'🎯 Bautista Mascherano carries the ball forward...
29'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
29'Bautista Mascherano fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
32'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
38'Deft touch from Tiziano Stella: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The ball is starting to burn.
39'The the away side press bites on the edge of the box; the home side start to lose their clarity.
40'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
44'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, half-time here; the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story. Nothing is settled yet.
48'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
51'The the home side press bites hugging the touchline; the away side start to lose their clarity. You can feel the tension in every yard.
52'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
53'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
58'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. This one could go either way.
59'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
60'Interception by the away side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
62'Jair Uriel Bugles accelerates down by the corner flag and the counter starts to take shape.
63'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
64'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side.
65'The effort from Renzo Méndez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
66'The away side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
69'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
71'🎯 Faustino Sánchez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
71'...hits it with his left foot...
71'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
74'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
79'Tiziano Stella plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The dressing room will have the final say.
81'🎯 Lucas Brambilla runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
81'...hits it with his left foot...
81'Lucas Brambilla fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
83'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
84'Quick transition: Matías Lo Celso looks up and searches for the right pass.
86'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
89'Tiziano Stella reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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