1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with real authority. It's being played with gritted teeth.
3'Mauro Currás slips a delicious through ball to Vicente Peralta, who is perfectly set.
4'🎯 Ariel Sperandio runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
4'...hits it with his left foot...
4'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes.
7'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
8'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can. You can feel the tension from early on.
10'Pass between the lines from Gabriel Aramendia; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
11'Foul by the team to stop a counter that looked dangerous.
11'🟨 Elián Bizcarra earns a booking for stopping a promising move. Now the ball will do the talking.
12'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
12'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Elián Bizcarra! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
13'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
15'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
17'The the home side press bites down the right; the away side start to lose their clarity.
18'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
20'The away side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
21'Thiago Bagnoli slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
22'Joaco Strozzi hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
23'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
24'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The small details could decide this.
25'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. The managers are already taking notes.
29'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
31'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
40'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
41'The the home side defence is split open by a poor decision.
42'Joaco Strozzi plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
44'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
46'As the heart rates come down, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions. This game calls for calm heads.
48'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
49'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
52'The effort from José Zaffari goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
55'Ariel Vidal goes in hard in the final third and the referee gives the foul.
55'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
58'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. There'll be plenty to analyse.
59'The defender uses a bit too much body and the referee isn't buying the innocent look. That was one of those moments that changes the pulse of a game.
60'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. There's a lot riding on this.
62'🎯 Indio Michel carries the ball forward...
62'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
62'Effort from a teammate down the right; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
64'Mauro Currás slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
65'Ariel Sperandio collects between the centre-backs after a pass that split the pitch in two. The ball is starting to burn.
66'A set piece could unlock this one: corner to the home side.
68'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
69'Ariel Vidal slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The next one could be decisive.
70'⚡ José Zaffari picks up the ball a long way from goal...
70'...nobody closes him down...
70'...shapes to shoot...
70'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
70'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! José Zaffari smashes it home. 0-1.
72'Pass between the lines from Ariel Sperandio; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
73'Tactical foul from Ariel Vidal; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
74'The the away side press bites down the left; the home side start to lose their clarity.
75'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
77'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
78'Pass between the lines from José Zaffari; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. The home side have to respond now.
79'🎯 José Zaffari runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
79'...hits it with his left foot...
79'Effort from a teammate in the danger zone; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The fine details told.
80'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
81'Lorenzo Flores reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
84'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity. The managers are already taking notes.
85'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
89'The home side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way.
90'With no margin left at all, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.