1'With both benches watching closely, we're up and running, and it already has that big Saturday, full-house feel to it. You can feel the tension in every yard.
2'Toño Méndez slips a delicious through ball to Bauti Bertolini, who is perfectly set.
3'🎯 Ronaldo Amezaga carries the ball forward...
3'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
3'It fell perfectly for Ronaldo Amezaga, who hit it with heart and boot.
5'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder.
7'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream.
9'Santi Goldberg takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
12'🎯 Pichu Pedraza carries the ball forward...
12'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
12'The effort from Pichu Pedraza goes high; good intentions, the execution's up for debate. Now the ball will do the talking.
13'The home side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass in behind the holding midfielder. The small details could decide this.
16'The home side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the away side from side to side.
17'Marcelo Beascoechea takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
19'The away side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The next one could be decisive.
21'A teammate is face to face with goal and finishes quickly before the gap closes. Now the ball will do the talking.
24'The away side put the game to sleep on the edge of the box, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
26'🎯 Santi Goldberg carries the ball forward...
26'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
26'Santi Goldberg sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
28'Toño Méndez threads it through where not even air could get in; clear chance for the home side. The margin for error is tiny.
29'🎯 Marcelo Beascoechea carries the ball forward...
29'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
29'Effort from a teammate on the edge of the box; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
32'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently. The ball is starting to burn.
33'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. Adjustments are on the way.
36'Interception by the away side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. The margin for error is tiny.
38'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'Inswinging corner from the home side; the keeper comes and punches, and the danger is gone. There'll be plenty to analyse.
42'Luciano Esposito unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by. Time to look forward now.
43'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
44'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away. There's still a game on here.
45'Dante Vidale plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
46'With plenty to put right, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
47'The home side put the game to sleep from inside their own half, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
51'Ronaldo Amezaga reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
52'The team find their confidence and aren't rushing so much now.
56'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass through the middle. Adjustments are on the way.
58'Matías Pessina takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
60'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
63'Venomous through ball from Lalo Triboldi; the home side were caught cold.
66'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass out wide.
68'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper. Nothing is settled yet.
71'The home side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the away side from side to side.
76'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side. It's being played with gritted teeth.
77'It fell perfectly for Mario Gándara, who hit it with heart and boot.
78'The away side press, force the error and the pitch tilts their way. The story is only just beginning.
79'Tobías Naranjo slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
80'Eric Zamora drives forward into open space and a teammate bursts down the side.
81'The home side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the away side from side to side.
83'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one. Now the ball will do the talking.
84'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
86'🎯 Lisandro Baciocchi carries the ball forward...
86'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
86'Effort from a teammate between the lines; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. You can feel the tension in every yard.
87'Mistake in the the home side build-up; the away side win it back and have space to hurt them. Adjustments are on the way.
88'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
89'Venomous through ball from Lalo Triboldi; the home side were caught cold.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, the end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football.