1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it.
3'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'🎯 Sasha Bartoletti carries the ball forward...
6'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
6'Sasha Bartoletti sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
10'🎯 Hector Mella runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
10'...hits it with his left foot...
10'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
13'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. The team are in a much better position after that.
17'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
19'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
21'⚡ Benicio Petrovic wins the ball in midfield...
21'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
21'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
21'...hits it with everything he has...
21'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Benicio Petrovic makes no mistake. 1-0.
23'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
24'🎯 Hector Mella runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
24'...hits it with his left foot...
24'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
25'Antonio Najib goes in hard hugging the touchline and the referee gives the foul. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
29'Pichi Padín threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. The away side have to respond now.
30'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
34'Mateo Varisco jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
38'Pass between the lines from Hector Mella; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. Nothing is settled yet.
39'🎯 Hector Mella carries the ball forward...
39'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
39'It fell perfectly for Hector Mella, who hit it with heart and boot.
40'A gift at the back from the home side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
45'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
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. There's a lot riding on this.
48'⚡ Darío Vita wins the ball in midfield...
48'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
48'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
48'...hits it with everything he has...
48'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Darío Vita makes no mistake. 2-0.
49'Rodrigo Gil plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
50'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed. The margin for error is tiny.
51'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
52'The home side move it about sensibly, with Mateo Varisco as the side's compass.
54'Axel Briozzo slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
55'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
56'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
57'Pichi Padín takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
59'🎯 Benicio Petrovic carries the ball forward...
59'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
59'Benicio Petrovic sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
60'The away side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
67'🎯 Rafael Brunelli runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
67'...hits it with his left foot...
67'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
70'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
71'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Adjustments are on the way.
73'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
75'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
76'Ulises Téllez fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
78'Lorenzo Biscardi cuts the passing lane and starves the the home side attack of oxygen.
79'The away side move it about sensibly, with Rodrigo Gil as the side's compass.
83'The home side manage the ball with teeth gritted, shifting the away side from side to side.
85'The the away side press bites around the D; the home side start to lose their clarity. Nobody wants to give anything away.
88'Seba Schulz hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, it's over: the result is written, but the analysis is only just beginning.