1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with an extra gear. The ball is starting to burn.
3'Bauti Vidoni protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The margin for error is tiny.
7'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can.
9'The away side move it about sensibly, with Maxwell Scorza as the side's compass.
10'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Lucas Vivenzio closed the door. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
11'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
12'Tito Arechabaleta plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. There's noise all around the ground.
13'🎯 Hernán Tagliafico runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
13'...hits it with his left foot...
13'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
16'Deft touch from Tobías Rossini: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. The weather is playing its part.
17'⚡ Norberto Iturriaga surges down the wing dangerously...
17'...Norberto Iturriaga reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
17'...whips the cross into the box...
17'...Hector Casas beats the defender in the air...
17'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Hector Casas smashes it home, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 0-1.
19'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
20'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
21'Hector Casas unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
22'Hernán Tagliafico takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
24'Rubén Rincón slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
27'Hernán Tagliafico protests, but the foul was pretty clear. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
27'🟨 Fair booking: Hernán Tagliafico was late and left a mark.
28'Bauti Vidoni reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
29'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side.
30'Norberto Iturriaga goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
32'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
35'Ciro Mejia slips a delicious through ball to Maxwell Scorza, who is perfectly set.
36'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
37'The home side move it about sensibly, with Rafael Carranza as the side's compass.
45'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
46'A tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
48'Effort from a teammate in behind the holding midfielder; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The opponent have to respond now.
49'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. It's being played with gritted teeth.
55'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
56'The the away side press bites from inside their own half; the home side start to lose their clarity.
57'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
59'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
62'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
63'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
64'Norberto Iturriaga finds exactly the right channel and leaves Tobías Rossini staring at goal.
65'🎯 Tobías Rossini runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
65'...hits it with his left foot...
65'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
66'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the centre-back.
68'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
69'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box.
70'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
71'⚡ Tobías Rossini lifts his head in midfield...
71'...plays Carlos Ruiz in with a sublime pass...
71'...Carlos Ruiz takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
71'...drives it across the keeper...
71'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Carlos Ruiz roars with delight. 0-2.
73'Gustavo Jaramillo jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
76'Tactical foul from Lucas Vivenzio; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
76'🟨 Lucas Vivenzio goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
78'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Adjustments are on the way.
82'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
86'⚡ Ciro Mejia surges down the wing dangerously...
86'...Ciro Mejia reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
86'...whips the cross into the box...
86'...Hector Casas beats the defender in the air...
86'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Hector Casas smashes it home. 0-3.
90'After ninety intense minutes, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter.