1'With a full-house atmosphere, first whistle and off we go; the team try to settle quickly with no messing about. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
4'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
6'Yamil Paredes slips a delicious through ball to Leonel Stefani, who is perfectly set.
7'Manuel Ramos goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
7'🟨 Manuel Ramos earns a booking for stopping a promising move.
9'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. There's noise all around the ground.
12'Carlos Siciliani went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. The second half promises a different story.
12'🟨 Carlos Siciliani went in hard and pays for it with a booking.
14'The game hits a plateau: lots of battling, little clarity.
15'Leonel Stefani goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
18'🎯 Ivo Fava runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
18'...hits it with his left foot...
18'Ivo Fava fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
19'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
20'Yamil Paredes plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. The home side are in a much better position after that.
30'Esteban Cabrera fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
31'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. The margin for error is tiny.
35'Patricio Aguero darts in behind and Leonel Stefani plays the striker in with a superb ball.
36'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press. The home side have to respond now.
39'León Rojo goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
41'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
45'Ángel Bastianelli cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
46'After a hard-working first half, the first half comes to an end; a hard-fought game, all fine details and narrow margins.
47'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. The league table is starting to do its sums.
48'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
51'Ronaldo Vidale slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
52'Venomous through ball from Ivo Fava; the home side were caught cold.
53'The home side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
55'The home side move it about sensibly, with Leonel Stefani as the side's compass.
59'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side. The margin for error is tiny.
60'Effort from a teammate out wide; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
62'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the centre-back.
63'The away side move it about sensibly, with Ivo Fava as the side's compass.
65'Zaid Bonaventura accelerates from inside their own half and the counter starts to take shape. There's a lot riding on this.
66'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
67'Deadly counter from the away side: few touches, lots of space and a whiff of danger.
68'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the danger zone.
69'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. The small details could decide this.
71'The home side turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye.
74'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. Time to look forward now.
75'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can.
78'Zaid Bonaventura accelerates in the inside channel and the counter starts to take shape.
79'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
81'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
84'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the away side are rushed.
90'With no margin left at all, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.