1'With everyone fully switched on, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim down the right. This one could go either way.
3'The the away side press bites in the final third; the home side start to lose their clarity.
4'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
6'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
7'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
9'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. There's still a game on here.
10'Interception by the away side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
11'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
12'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. The managers are already taking notes.
14'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
15'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
17'Manuel De Angelis slips a delicious through ball to Rocco Vallejo, who is perfectly set.
18'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
21'The the home side press bites down the right; the away side start to lose their clarity.
22'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
28'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
30'Rocco Vallejo accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape. The weather is playing its part.
33'Ramon Gauto slips a delicious through ball to Alfredo Grasso, who is perfectly set.
34'🎯 Sebastian Juárez carries the ball forward...
34'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
34'Effort from a teammate through the middle; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
36'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows. You can feel the tension from early on.
37'Ignacio Álvarez hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
39'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
40'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'Antonio Calabretta accelerates down the right and the counter starts to take shape.
43'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
48'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side. Time to look forward now.
49'Rocco Vallejo fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
50'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
51'The home side move it about sensibly, with Alfredo Grasso as the side's compass.
52'Manuel De Angelis slips a delicious through ball to Carlos Quiroga, who is perfectly set.
53'The the away side press bites in the final third; the home side start to lose their clarity. The league table is starting to do its sums.
58'🎯 Antonio Bettega carries the ball forward...
58'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
58'The effort from Antonio Bettega goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The story is only just beginning.
61'The home side move it about sensibly, with Rocco Vallejo as the side's compass.
64'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side. The crowd get it straight away.
65'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
67'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out.
72'Interception by the away side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
74'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
75'The effort from Ignacio Álvarez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
76'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
82'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left. Nobody wants to give anything away.
83'The away side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the home side from side to side.
84'Alfredo Grasso goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul. The second half promises a different story.
86'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
89'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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