1'With the stadium roaring, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
3'Nahue Maciel went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
3'🟨 Yellow card for Nahue Maciel; the referee draws the line.
4'The away side put the game to sleep in the final third, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell. The margin for error is tiny.
5'The tempo rises and falls, but the tension never goes away.
9'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. There'll be plenty to analyse.
10'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
11'Quick transition: Tato Medero looks up and searches for the right pass. This game calls for calm heads.
14'The home side move it about sensibly, with Leonardo Loiacono as the side's compass. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
15'Pocho Amezua plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
16'🎯 Tomás Aspiazu runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
16'...hits it with his left foot...
16'Tomás Aspiazu tries one from range, powerful, but lacking direction.
18'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
21'The home side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the away side from side to side. The next one could be decisive.
22'🎯 Eduardo Pacheco runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
22'...hits it with his left foot...
22'Eduardo Pacheco fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post.
23'The away side stretch the pitch and make the home side chase shadows.
25'The the home side press bites in the inside channel; the away side start to lose their clarity.
27'Pass between the lines from Omar Sassi; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
28'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out.
29'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
31'Ulises Scopelliti unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
32'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive.
34'Omar Sassi protests, but the foul was pretty clear.
34'🟨 Omar Sassi goes into the book; the next one could prove costly.
37'Interception by the home side around the D; good pressure and even better reading of the game. Nothing is settled yet.
38'The opponent waste time, catch their breath and try to kill the momentum. The crowd get it straight away.
39'The home side manage the ball with good sense, shifting the away side from side to side.
41'Corner whipped to the penalty spot; the opposing defender wins it and clears long. There's still a game on here.
43'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
46'After a hard-working first half, whistle and the break; the feeling is that the best is still to come.
48'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
49'Tactical foul from Renzo Aricò; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one.
50'⚡ The opposition make a mess of playing out from the back...
50'...Xavier Haddad 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! Xavier Haddad roars with delight. 0-1.
52'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
54'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. The margin for error is tiny.
55'The crowd drive them on and the team respond with more intensity. The team are in a much better position after that.
56'A gift at the back from the home side; these are the ones you pay dearly for later. The story is only just beginning.
57'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left. The home side are in a much better position after that.
60'The the away side press bites down the right; the home side start to lose their clarity.
63'Possession belongs to the home side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
66'The ball moves safely between the the away side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
67'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
72'The away side move it about sensibly, with Yair Hernández as the side's compass. The crowd get it straight away.
73'Deft touch from Enrique Verdi: the defence appealed for offside, but play goes on.
74'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too.
76'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third. The away side have to respond now.
77'The away side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
79'Pablo Doval plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
81'The home side move it about sensibly, with Pocho Amezua as the side's compass.
87'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
88'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
89'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
90'With the last ball kicked, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs.