1'With a full-house atmosphere, a lively start: the team press high and the opponent try not to give it away.
3'The home side move it about sensibly, with Esteban Bazán as the side's compass.
4'🟨 Yellow card for Gabriel Torres; the referee draws the line.
4'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
5'The the away side press bites through the middle; the home side start to lose their clarity.
7'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. There's a lot riding on this.
12'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
16'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
18'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
24'Martín Vázquez goes in hard from inside their own half and the referee gives the foul.
24'🟨 Fair booking: Martín Vázquez was late and left a mark. This one could go either way.
25'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
26'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
27'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
28'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
30'Deft touch from Tiago Cardozo: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on. Time to look forward now.
31'The the away side press bites in the danger zone; the home side start to lose their clarity.
35'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. Time to look forward now.
37'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
39'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side.
41'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
43'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
45'⚡ Andrés Szymanski lifts his head in midfield...
45'...plays Coco Dybala in with a sublime pass...
45'...Coco Dybala takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
45'...drives it across the keeper...
45'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Coco Dybala smashes it home, at the near post. 1-0.
46'After a hard-working first half, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception.
48'Andrés Szymanski slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
49'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
50'🎯 Fede Díaz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
50'...hits it with his left foot...
50'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
55'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
56'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity.
60'Venomous through ball from Martín Vázquez; the home side were caught cold. Nothing is settled yet.
61'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit.
64'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
65'🎯 Aaron López runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
65'...hits it with his left foot...
65'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
69'Esteban Bazán plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
70'Scuffed shot from Edgardo Tamargo; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
72'A gift at the back from the away side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later.
78'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
79'Andrés Szymanski accelerates hugging the touchline and the counter starts to take shape.
80'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
87'The away side press high and don't give the home side room to breathe.
88'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the final whistle brings relief for some, frustration for others.
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