1'After the final team talk, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away. The second half promises a different story.
6'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
7'Lionel Vidaurre goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
7'🟨 Lionel Vidaurre protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
10'🎯 Jair Uriel Bugles runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
10'...hits it with his left foot...
10'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
11'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
15'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
17'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
18'🎯 Jair Uriel Bugles carries the ball forward...
18'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
18'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
21'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
22'A gift at the back from the home side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later. The league table is starting to do its sums.
25'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The fine details told.
25'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
27'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door.
31'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
34'Ian Cacciatore takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
38'Ronaldo Ripa plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. This game calls for calm heads.
40'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
50'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
51'🎯 Ian Cacciatore runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
51'...hits it with his left foot...
51'Ian Cacciatore hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
53'Interception by the home side on the edge of the box; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
54'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Nothing is settled yet.
55'Pass between the lines from Tiziano Stella; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
56'Effort from a teammate down the left; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The next one could be decisive.
58'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
59'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
63'Jair Uriel Bugles strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
65'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
67'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
68'Jair Uriel Bugles threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
69'🎯 Faustino Sánchez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
69'...hits it with his left foot...
69'The effort from Faustino Sánchez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
71'Fernando Zuccarelli goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. The league table is starting to do its sums.
72'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
73'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
74'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
76'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. This one could go either way.
77'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
78'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
79'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side.
80'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
81'⚡ Ian Cacciatore plays it short to Renzo Méndez...
81'...Renzo Méndez returns it first time...
81'...Ian Cacciatore completes the one-two and he's clean through...
81'...Renzo Méndez shoots...
81'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Renzo Méndez wheels away in celebration, tight to the right-hand post. 1-0.
82'Noé Bahamonde wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
83'Fernando Krawczyk goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
84'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
85'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
87'Adolfo Volpe goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul. The margin for error is tiny.
89'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention. The dressing room will have the final say.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.