1'With both benches watching closely, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with real vision.
4'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. There's noise all around the ground.
6'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
8'Hernán Gómez jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
16'Hernán Gómez collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
17'🎯 José Riquelme carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'It fell perfectly for José Riquelme, who hit it with heart and boot. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
18'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
24'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
25'⚡ Hernán Gómez wins the ball in midfield...
25'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
25'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
25'...hits it with everything he has...
25'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Hernán Gómez makes no mistake. 1-0.
26'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
27'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
30'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
37'Walter Torres drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. The weather is playing its part.
39'The away side move it about sensibly, with Tiziano Rodrigo as the side's compass.
43'Gabi Flores plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
44'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
45'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
46'With plenty to put right, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
47'The away side move it about sensibly, with Oscar Russo as the side's compass. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
48'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
52'Interception by the home side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The fine details told.
56'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
59'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out. Nobody wants to give anything away.
63'José Riquelme finds exactly the right channel and leaves Chino Etcheverry staring at goal.
70'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The ball is starting to burn.
71'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
71'🟨 Yellow card for Tiziano Rodrigo; the referee draws the line.
72'Lautaro Romano went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
72'🟨 Lautaro Romano went in hard and pays for it with a booking. Nobody wants to give anything away.
73'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
75'The away side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. There's a lot riding on this.
76'🎯 Pepe Pisani carries the ball forward...
76'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
76'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
82'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
84'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
87'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The home side are in a much better position after that.
88'Pass between the lines from Pepe Jiménez; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
89'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
90'After ninety intense minutes, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.
1 - 0
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