1'With a full-house atmosphere, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim right in front of the dugouts. The ball is starting to burn.
2'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
3'Tiziano Beltrami plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Adjustments are on the way.
4'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. There's noise all around the ground.
6'🎯 Aníbal Scopelliti carries the ball forward...
6'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
6'Aníbal Scopelliti fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
12'Adolfo Baciocchi went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
16'Ignacio Córdoba wins it and releases it quickly; the home side race back to salvage what they can.
18'Ignacio Córdoba threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
19'🎯 Claudio Tomé carries the ball forward...
19'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
19'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention. Adjustments are on the way.
20'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the final third.
22'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ignacio Córdoba as the side's compass. This game calls for calm heads.
23'Galo Rotondo cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
25'Pass between the lines from Alexis Vera; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
26'The the away side press bites between the lines; the home side start to lose their clarity.
29'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
33'The home side put the game to sleep down the left, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
34'🎯 Aníbal Scopelliti runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
34'...hits it with his left foot...
34'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
36'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle.
37'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The away side have to respond now.
38'Mateo Buti slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
39'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
41'Claudio Tomé plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The league table is starting to do its sums.
42'🎯 Eric Tonon runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
42'...hits it with his left foot...
42'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
43'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
46'With plenty to put right, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
47'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
49'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
50'The away side move it about sensibly, with Horacio Alkorta as the side's compass.
51'The home side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
52'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
54'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Augusto Romagnoli wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
54'⚡ Augusto Romagnoli picks up the ball a long way from goal...
54'...nobody closes him down...
54'...shapes to shoot...
54'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
57'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
58'Mateo Buti takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
60'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity.
61'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
63'The away side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the home side from side to side.
64'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
71'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. The league table is starting to do its sums.
75'Eric Tonon accelerates right in front of the dugouts and the counter starts to take shape.
76'The the away side defence is split open by a poor decision.
80'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. Nothing is settled yet.
82'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
85'Alexis Vera slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The next one could be decisive.
86'Augusto Romagnoli strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
87'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
88'The away side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the home side from side to side.
90'With no margin left at all, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.