1'The referee gets things going and the ball is rolling; the team want to set the tone.
3'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
7'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch.
9'Mariano Bagnasco went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
9'🟨 Yellow card for Mariano Bagnasco; the referee draws the line. The story is only just beginning.
10'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
11'🎯 Santiago Mendoza carries the ball forward...
11'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
11'Santiago Mendoza fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
14'Mariano Bagnasco plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
16'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The ball is starting to burn.
17'Santiago Mendoza thinks a step ahead and finds Yanis Guerrero in the hot zone.
18'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
19'Lucho Vicente fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The weather is playing its part.
20'The away side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the home side from side to side.
21'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
25'Zacarías Schwartzman slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. You can feel the tension in every yard.
27'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
28'Gianni Bolzoni plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
34'Benjamín Aboud collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
35'Gianni Bolzoni arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
36'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
37'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
39'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
40'Santiago Mendoza plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
41'Mariano Bagnasco drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side. The crowd get it straight away.
42'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. This one could go either way.
46'With the players heading for the dressing room, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
47'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Galo Bagnasco.
48'Gianni Bolzoni goes in hard right in front of the dugouts and the referee gives the foul.
48'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. The team are in a much better position after that.
49'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post.
50'⚡ Jonathan Vacca wins the ball in midfield...
50'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
50'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
50'...hits it with everything he has...
50'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Jonathan Vacca smashes it home. 1-0.
52'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
53'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The next one could be decisive.
54'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
55'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
57'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
58'🎯 Lucho Vicente carries the ball forward...
58'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
58'The effort from Lucho Vicente goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
60'Yanis Guerrero wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
62'The home side manage the ball with first-time touches, shifting the away side from side to side.
64'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
66'Scuffed shot from Silvio Strozzi; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
69'⚡ Claudio Aizpurúa surges down the wing dangerously...
69'...Claudio Aizpurúa reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
69'...whips the cross into the box...
69'...Yanis Guerrero beats the defender in the air...
69'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Yanis Guerrero smashes it home, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 2-0.
73'🎯 Mariano Bagnasco carries the ball forward...
73'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
73'Mariano Bagnasco fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
74'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
83'Zacarías Schwartzman thinks a step ahead and finds Galo Bagnasco in the hot zone.
84'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The team are in a much better position after that.
85'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
90'With tiredness written all over them, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.