1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with an extra gear.
2'Pass between the lines from Osvaldo Liebman; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
3'⚡ Adriano Bagnasco wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
3'...the counter is lethal, Adriano Bagnasco runs the length of the pitch...
3'...slips in Martín Saud, who has arrived through the middle...
3'...Martín Saud finishes first time...
3'⚽ ⚽ SHOUT IT OUT! GOOOOAL! Martín Saud smashes it home, over the keeper, a delightful chip. 0-1.
4'Nahue Sacchi accelerates in behind the centre-back and the counter starts to take shape. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
5'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. Now the ball will do the talking.
7'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
12'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
13'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear.
13'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
14'🎯 Ronaldo Pacheco carries the ball forward...
14'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
14'Ronaldo Pacheco tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction. The next one could be decisive.
17'🎯 Mario Baragiola carries the ball forward...
17'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
17'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
21'Effort from a teammate around the D; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
23'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
24'Martín Saud fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
26'Venomous through ball from Ulises Branca; the away side were caught cold.
27'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
29'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
34'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The second half promises a different story.
36'🎯 Genaro Tabares runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
36'...hits it with his left foot...
36'Genaro Tabares unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
38'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
39'Mario Baragiola accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape.
40'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. This game calls for calm heads.
44'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger. Adjustments are on the way.
46'As the heart rates come down, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'⚡ Ulises Scaglia wins the ball in midfield...
48'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
48'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
48'...hits it with everything he has...
48'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Ulises Scaglia makes no mistake, into the roof of the net. 1-1.
49'Adriano Bagnasco threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the away side.
50'The the home side press bites in behind the centre-back; the away side start to lose their clarity. Nobody wants to give anything away.
52'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
55'The the away side press bites in behind the centre-back; the home side start to lose their clarity.
57'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
61'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
63'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
63'...Ian Briozzo pounces on the gift...
63'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
63'...places it at the far post...
63'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Ian Briozzo smashes it home. 2-1.
64'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
65'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
66'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
69'🎯 Osvaldo Liebman carries the ball forward...
69'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
69'The away side end the move with an effort that demands attention.
72'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
77'Damian Giménez accelerates in behind the holding midfielder and the counter starts to take shape.
78'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
80'Interception by the home side out wide; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
83'The away side break at full speed; the home side were left wide open like a barn door.
84'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
85'Ulises Scaglia goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
85'🟨 Ulises Scaglia goes into the book; the next one could prove costly. Adjustments are on the way.
88'Nahue Sacchi goes in hard down the right and the referee gives the foul.
88'🟨 Fair booking: Nahue Sacchi was late and left a mark.
90'With no margin left at all, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next. There's noise all around the ground.