1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim between the lines. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
2'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
5'Carlos Zola fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
6'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
8'Enrique Espinosa plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
10'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
11'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. Nothing is settled yet.
12'Adrián Insúa darts in behind and Noé Tannenbaum plays the striker in with a superb ball.
14'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
16'🎯 Hernán Cruz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
16'...hits it with his left foot...
16'Hernán Cruz unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
18'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
20'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
23'Faustino Jimenez reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
24'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
25'Rodolfo Anasagasti plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
26'Hernán Cruz fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
27'The away side move it about sensibly, with Agustín Friedman as the side's compass.
29'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
30'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
32'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
35'The home side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
36'Noé Tannenbaum accelerates around the D and the counter starts to take shape.
38'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The crowd get it straight away.
39'Felipe Salvatore strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
42'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side.
43'The home side prepare a training-ground routine from the corner.
46'Half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
49'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
51'Mistake in the the away side build-up; the home side win it back and have space to hurt them. This game calls for calm heads.
54'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
56'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
57'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
58'Deft touch from Rodolfo Anasagasti: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
59'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
60'The away side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
62'Interception by the home side in the final third; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
66'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
67'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The half-time team talk could tip the balance.
69'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
70'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass hugging the touchline.
71'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
75'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The managers are already taking notes.
75'🟨 Ruso Wisniewski went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
77'Adrián Insúa goes in hard around the D and the referee gives the foul.
80'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
82'Pass between the lines from Ruso Wisniewski; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
83'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
83'...Rodolfo Anasagasti pounces on the gift...
83'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
83'...places it at the far post...
83'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Rodolfo Anasagasti to score, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 1-0.
84'Norberto Zucchini wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
85'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
87'Noé Tannenbaum jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.