1'With everyone fully switched on, the referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
3'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. This game calls for calm heads.
4'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
7'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Pedro Cordero stands over the ball...
7'...the wall lines up, Pedro Cordero eyes up the goal...
7'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
7'...Mario Carranza appears between the centre-backs...
7'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Mario Carranza wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
9'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
10'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
12'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
13'⚡ Brian Soriano picks up the ball a long way from goal...
13'...nobody closes him down...
13'...shapes to shoot...
13'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
13'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Brian Soriano smashes it home. 2-0.
14'Ronaldo Romano cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
18'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The next one could be decisive.
20'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
21'Enrique Petrovic unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. You can feel the tension from early on.
24'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
26'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side.
27'Lorenzo Bovo collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. The dressing room will have the final say.
28'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
29'The home side move it about sensibly, with Adolfo Salim as the side's compass.
33'The home side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
34'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
35'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner. There's noise all around the ground.
36'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
39'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
41'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
43'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
43'...Cayetano Baldelli pounces on the gift...
43'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
43'...places it at the far post...
43'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Cayetano Baldelli pokes it into the net, dinking it over the keeper. 3-0.
44'Cayetano Baldelli goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
46'As the heart rates come down, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The story is only just beginning.
47'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
48'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
49'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
51'Venomous through ball from Enrique Petrovic; the home side were caught cold.
54'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
55'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The ball is starting to burn.
59'Ronaldo Romano cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
67'Quique Calligaris darts in behind and Lorenzo Bovo plays the striker in with a superb ball. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
72'The the away side press bites in the inside channel; the home side start to lose their clarity.
75'Quique Calligaris finds exactly the right channel and leaves Eric Caballero staring at goal. It's being played with gritted teeth.
79'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
83'The the home side press bites in the final third; the away side start to lose their clarity. Nobody wants to give anything away.
90'With tiredness written all over them, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.