1'After the final team talk, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in the inside channel.
2'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side.
3'Effort from a teammate in the inside channel; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The opponent have to respond now.
5'Deft touch from Lucas Acuña: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
6'Mario Tagliafico goes in hard between the lines and the referee gives the foul.
6'🟨 Mario Tagliafico protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
7'Inswinging corner from the away side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone.
8'The the home side press bites in the final third; the away side start to lose their clarity.
10'Franco Caruso reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
13'The away side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the home side from side to side.
14'Osvaldo Schiavone cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
15'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
18'Lucas Acuña protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
20'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
24'The home side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the away side from side to side.
25'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
26'Sebastián Gallo arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
26'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
27'The the away side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. You can feel the tension from early on.
29'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
30'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now. Now the ball will do the talking.
31'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly. The small details could decide this.
32'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
33'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas.
37'Corner to the home side; the big men go up and the box starts to boil.
38'Diego Sosa unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
39'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
41'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in the final third. Nobody wants to give anything away.
42'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box. The fine details told.
45'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long.
46'As the heart rates come down, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come. There's still a game on here.
49'Pass between the lines from Coco Bianchi; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
50'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
50'...Tiziano Naranjo pounces on the gift...
50'...and he's one-on-one with the keeper...
50'...places it at the far post...
50'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Tiziano Naranjo pokes it into the net. 1-0.
51'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door.
52'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum.
53'Tiziano Naranjo slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
55'Mario Tagliafico sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. There's still a game on here.
61'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
64'Franco Caruso jumps out to press and squeezes the pitch as if by remote control.
67'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
69'The the home side press bites on the edge of the box; the away side start to lose their clarity.
70'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
73'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Coco Bianchi.
74'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
76'Sebastián Gallo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
78'Quick transition: Yoel Soldini looks up and searches for the right pass.
79'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
80'Interception by the away side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
81'Jonathan Bandini slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
83'The the home side press bites in the danger zone; the away side start to lose their clarity. Now the ball will do the talking.
84'The home side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
86'Effort from a teammate hugging the touchline; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The small details could decide this.
88'Sebastián Gallo plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. Now the ball will do the talking.
89'Tiziano Naranjo cuts the passing lane and starves the the away side attack of oxygen.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, full-time in a heated atmosphere; the players shake hands and the coaching staff are already thinking about what's next.
Defensores La Esperanza