1'With the stadium roaring, we're under way: the team get us going from the centre spot and are already looking to stake their claim in the final third.
7'The away side manage the ball with neat short passing, shifting the home side from side to side.
11'⚡ Álvaro Bedialauneta surges down the wing dangerously...
11'...Álvaro Bedialauneta reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
11'...whips the cross into the box...
11'...Alfredo Lima beats the defender in the air...
11'⚽ ⚽ THE PLACE ERUPTS! GOOOOAL! Alfredo Lima roars with delight. 1-0.
15'Mauro Izquierdo nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. The dressing room will have the final say.
18'The home side put the game to sleep in behind the holding midfielder, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
20'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
22'Interception by the home side in behind the centre-back; good pressure and even better reading of the game. There's a lot riding on this.
23'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
24'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
28'⚡ Maicol Pomilio lifts his head in midfield...
28'...plays Wilfredo Zanchetta in with a sublime pass...
28'...Wilfredo Zanchetta takes a touch and bears down on the keeper...
28'...drives it across the keeper...
28'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Wilfredo Zanchetta pokes it into the net. 2-0.
30'The home side win it back near the opposition box; a clear sign of the high press.
31'The home side move it about sensibly, with Wilfredo Zanchetta as the side's compass. The story is only just beginning.
32'The home side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Norberto Zerbi. The small details could decide this.
33'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. The next one could be decisive.
34'The away side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the home side from side to side.
36'The the home side press bites down the left; the away side start to lose their clarity.
38'The home side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the away side from side to side. The league table is starting to do its sums.
40'Tactical foul from Diogo Schäfer; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The opponent have to respond now.
41'🎯 Norberto Zerbi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
41'...hits it with his left foot...
41'Effort from a teammate from inside their own half; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
44'Pass between the lines from Lucas Núñez; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it. This one could go either way.
46'A heated half-time: there was intensity, but a lack of precision in the final third.
48'A teammate harries the build-up, forces the long ball and gets everyone off their seats.
50'The home side have the ball, but the away side close the spaces as best they can.
51'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
52'Ivo Marín goes in hard on the edge of the box and the referee gives the foul.
52'🟨 Fair booking: Ivo Marín was late and left a mark.
57'The team end the move with an effort that demands attention.
58'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. There's a lot riding on this.
62'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
63'Lucas Núñez takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
64'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly.
66'⚡ Wilfredo Zanchetta wins the ball in midfield...
66'...sets off and leaves an opponent in his wake...
66'...steadies himself at the edge of the box...
66'...hits it with everything he has...
66'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Wilfredo Zanchetta puts it away, inside the keeper's left-hand post. 3-0.
71'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. This game calls for calm heads.
73'The defender reads the pass and makes a crucial interception. The story is only just beginning.
75'Interception by the home side on the edge of the box; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
78'Alfredo Lima slips a delicious through ball to Lucas Núñez, who is perfectly set.
79'Corner swung to the near post; the opponent clear it any way they can. There's a lot riding on this.
82'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. The margin for error is tiny.
84'Norberto Berasategui takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
85'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
86'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
89'The team need to settle down; they're playing more with nerves than ideas. This one could go either way.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, there's no time for any more: it's all over and these points matter. Time to look forward now.
3 - 0
Boca Juniors