1'On an afternoon of huge anticipation, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in the danger zone. The league table is starting to do its sums.
4'Yamil Bonifazi thinks a step ahead and finds Lisandro Del Castillo in the hot zone.
5'🎯 Román Rosati carries the ball forward...
5'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
5'Scuffed shot from Román Rosati; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
9'Tobías Khouri slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open. The away side have to respond now.
10'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Tincho Kaczmarek.
15'🎯 Maximiliano Wisniewski runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
15'...hits it with his left foot...
15'Maximiliano Wisniewski hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net.
20'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
21'The the home side press bites between the lines; the away side start to lose their clarity.
23'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
24'Interception by the away side in the danger zone; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
28'The away side move it about sensibly, with Marcelo Basaldua as the side's compass.
29'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Tobías Bartolini closed the door.
33'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. The margin for error is tiny.
34'Cacho Vallejos reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
35'Marcelo Basaldua takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
36'The opponent hang on as best they can; every clearance is cheered like half a goal.
38'The away side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the home side from side to side. Nobody wants to give anything away.
40'The home side move it about sensibly, with Tincho Kaczmarek as the side's compass.
41'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
45'The away side put the game to sleep right in front of the dugouts, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
46'After a hard-working first half, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long.
50'The home side put the game to sleep down the right, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
52'🎯 Tincho Kaczmarek carries the ball forward...
52'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
52'Scuffed shot from Tincho Kaczmarek; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
56'Tadeo Serpa darts in behind and Pepe Villegas plays the striker in with a superb ball. The crowd get it straight away.
57'Román Zenari fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
57'...hits it with his left foot...
57'🎯 Román Zenari runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
60'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The managers are already taking notes.
61'Corner to the away side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil. This one could go either way.
62'Lisandro Del Castillo goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
62'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area.
65'The home side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
67'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
68'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
69'Cacho Vallejos slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
70'Effort from a teammate in the final third; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
71'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
73'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side.
74'Tobías Khouri fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
78'Lisandro Del Castillo went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. The dressing room will have the final say.
78'🟨🟥 Second yellow for Lisandro Del Castillo! The referee shows red and sends him for an early bath.
79'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
80'Facundo Beristain slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
83'Maximiliano Wisniewski takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
89'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
90'With the last ball kicked, the team leave with strong feelings; the opponent will have a few things to look at.