1'After the final team talk, the ball is in play; the team look for that first safe pass in the final third.
5'⚡ Quique Sandoval surges down the wing dangerously...
5'...Quique Sandoval reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
5'...whips the cross into the box...
5'...Uriel Aragón beats the defender in the air...
5'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Uriel Aragón smashes it home, into the roof of the net. 0-1.
10'Pepe Olmedo went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
10'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
12'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
13'Edgardo Bressan slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
14'Camilo Caetani drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
15'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous. The ball is starting to burn.
15'🟨 Saúl Torres earns a booking for stopping a promising move. The league table is starting to do its sums.
16'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
17'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. The margin for error is tiny.
18'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
19'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. There's noise all around the ground.
20'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
22'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
23'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Pepe Olmedo closed the door. Nobody wants to give anything away.
26'The player goes over to the corner flag, places the ball and watches the movement in the box. The managers are already taking notes.
30'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look.
30'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Pepe Olmedo! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
31'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
33'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
34'Saúl Torres collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two.
35'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
35'⚡ Cataldo Mazza wins the ball in midfield...
35'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
35'...hits it with everything he has...
35'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Cataldo Mazza roars with delight. 1-1.
36'The opponent get compact, check the clock and are happy to suffer in an organised way. The managers are already taking notes.
38'Pass between the lines from Fede Krause; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
39'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. Nobody wants to give anything away.
40'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. There's still a game on here.
41'Gabi Zenatti nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
43'Venomous through ball from Edu Steinberg; the home side were caught cold.
44'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. Now the ball will do the talking.
46'As the heart rates come down, a tight first half; nobody gave anything away and the game is still wide open. The crowd get it straight away.
48'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
52'Interception by the home side down by the corner flag; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
54'Fede Krause arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
54'🟨 Yellow card for Fede Krause; the referee draws the line.
55'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
56'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
57'🎯 Saúl Torres runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
57'...hits it with his left foot...
57'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
58'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. There's still a game on here.
59'Pancho Saéz cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
62'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
66'The the home side press bites around the D; the away side start to lose their clarity.
70'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. The margin for error is tiny.
71'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
72'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
73'⚡ Nazareno Grabowski lifts his head in midfield...
73'...plays Edgardo Bressan in with a sublime pass...
73'...Edgardo Bressan takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
73'...drives it across the keeper...
73'⚽ ⚽ IT'S IN! GOOOOOAL! Edgardo Bressan pokes it into the net, tight to the right-hand post. 2-1.
74'Gabi Zenatti slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
78'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
79'Pancho Saéz unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
80'Iván Piotrowski slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The dressing room will have the final say.
86'The home side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
88'The the away side press bites in the final third; the home side start to lose their clarity. There's still a game on here.
90'After ninety intense minutes, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. The league table is starting to do its sums.