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 in the inside channel.
4'⚡ Julian Palomeque wins the ball in midfield...
4'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
4'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
4'...hits it with everything he has...
4'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Julian Palomeque wheels away in celebration. 1-0.
6'🎯 Giuliano Valdez runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
6'...hits it with his left foot...
6'The effort from Giuliano Valdez goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate.
8'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
12'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
13'The home side manage the ball without breaking sweat, shifting the away side from side to side.
15'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
20'The away side were caught out of shape and the home side want to make them pay with interest.
23'🎯 Rodolfo Ulloa runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
23'...hits it with his left foot...
23'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. There'll be plenty to analyse.
25'Ramiro Portela slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
29'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
29'...Julian Palomeque pounces on the gift...
29'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
29'...places it at the far post...
29'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Up pops Julian Palomeque to score. 2-0.
31'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
32'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
34'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
35'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
38'Toño Grosso darts in behind and Gerardo Simoni plays the striker in with a superb ball.
39'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
41'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
45'Interception by the away side hugging the touchline; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
46'As the heart rates come down, a heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
47'Nico Tassinari wins it and releases it quickly; the away side race back to salvage what they can.
50'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
50'🟨 Yellow card for Máximo Quintero; the referee draws the line.
51'Tactical foul from Genaro Caponi; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
52'⚡ Nico Tassinari plays it short to Julian Palomeque...
52'...Julian Palomeque returns it first time...
52'...Nico Tassinari completes the one-two and he's clean through...
52'...Julian Palomeque shoots...
52'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Julian Palomeque pokes it into the net. 3-0.
53'Venomous through ball from Ramiro Portela; the home side were caught cold.
54'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
58'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
60'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
64'Tactical foul from Damián Zenari; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
64'🟨 Fair booking: Damián Zenari was late and left a mark. There's still a game on here.
65'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
65'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. That move gives us plenty to talk about.
69'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
71'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
72'Adolfo Buffoli jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
75'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Olivier Raffaeli. You can feel the tension in every yard.
76'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. Adjustments are on the way.
80'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side.
81'Nico Tassinari threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side.
82'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
84'Máximo Quintero plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The weather is playing its part.
86'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity. The next one could be decisive.
87'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. This one could go either way.
88'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
89'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
90'The end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.