1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim through the middle.
3'Tactical foul from Sebastián Pérez; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
3'🟨 Sebastián Pérez goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
4'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
6'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
8'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
11'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers. The story is only just beginning.
13'Ciro De Santis darts in behind and Renzo Zumpano plays the striker in with a superb ball.
14'Alexis Núñez protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
14'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
15'The the away side press bites in behind the centre-back; the home side start to lose their clarity. Nothing is settled yet.
16'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left. The margin for error is tiny.
18'Andrés Bianchi finds exactly the right channel and leaves Horacio Mansilla staring at goal. The small details could decide this.
20'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. You can feel the tension in every yard.
22'Alexis Núñez tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. This one could go either way.
33'Sergio Quaglia threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
34'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
34'🟨 Ciro De Santis goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. The opponent have to respond now.
35'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it.
37'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
38'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. This game calls for calm heads.
39'🎯 Beto Álvarez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
39'...hits it with his left foot...
39'It fell perfectly for Beto Álvarez, who hit it with heart and boot.
42'Ciro De Santis jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
43'Gabriel Ríos plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The story is only just beginning.
44'Andrés Bianchi collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
46'A tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open.
53'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
54'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
57'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
61'The home side move it about sensibly, with Renzo Zumpano as the side's compass. Nothing is settled yet.
62'Alejandro Bauer reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
65'🎯 Luciano Schwarz carries the ball forward...
65'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
65'Luciano Schwarz sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all.
70'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
71'Ronaldo Montañez goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul. The crowd get it straight away.
71'🟨 Ronaldo Montañez protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
74'Néstor Márquez goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
77'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
80'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
83'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
84'Venomous through ball from Alexis Núñez; the home side were caught cold.
85'🎯 Alexis Núñez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
85'...hits it with his left foot...
85'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
89'The player floats the corner beyond everyone and the defender arrives at the back post. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time: the team and the opponent pull down the shutters after an intense afternoon. There's still a game on here.
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