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 around the D. You can feel the tension in every yard.
2'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
2'🟨 Loly Borrelli protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow. The team are in a much better position after that.
5'🎯 Lalo Carranza runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
5'...hits it with his left foot...
5'The home side end the move with an effort that demands attention. Nothing is settled yet.
7'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down the left.
9'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side. The small details could decide this.
10'Jesús Silvera thinks a step ahead and finds Nahue Jablonski in the hot zone.
16'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
17'Nahue Jablonski arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
19'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. Time to look forward now.
22'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
24'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
25'Dangerous corner, plenty of shirt-pulling and the referee calls for calm.
26'Lalo Carranza went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle. There's a lot riding on this.
27'Effort from a teammate down by the corner flag; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
28'The home side put the game to sleep in the inside channel, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
29'A the opponent player is down after a heavy collision; play is stopped.
30'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
32'Nilo Lera takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
33'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
34'Scuffed shot from Lucas De Luca; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
35'The home side can't get near the ball; the away side keep it from them patiently.
37'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. There's a lot riding on this.
39'The opposing defender hesitates, the ball runs away and a teammate smells blood.
41'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
42'Walter Domínguez goes in hard down the left and the referee gives the foul.
43'⚡ Dangerous free kick, Aníbal Bonomi stands over the ball...
43'...the wall lines up, Aníbal Bonomi eyes up the goal...
43'...he floats it into the box, everyone goes up...
43'...Christian Sacchi appears between the centre-backs...
43'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Up pops Christian Sacchi to score. 0-1.
45'Noé Arriaga thinks a step ahead and finds Kevin Schwartzman in the hot zone.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
47'The defender sticks out a lifesaving leg and stops a teammate going one-on-one.
49'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows.
50'Emiliano Branca nips in just before the ball reaches a teammate. There's still a game on here.
52'The home side break at full speed; the away side were left wide open like a barn door. The second half promises a different story.
54'Joaquín Balerdi slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
56'Quick transition: Emiliano Puentes looks up and searches for the right pass.
58'The away side manage the ball with real vision, shifting the home side from side to side.
59'The home side press high and don't give the away side room to breathe. The ball is starting to burn.
60'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
63'🎯 Nilo Lera carries the ball forward...
63'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
63'It fell perfectly for Nilo Lera, who hit it with heart and boot. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
67'Brian Zunino slows things down, puts a foot on the ball and waits for a path to open.
68'The the home side block sets up high; this is risky, but it's ambitious too. The second half promises a different story.
69'The opposing defender misjudges the bounce and leaves a highly dangerous ball alive. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
70'The away side put the game to sleep around the D, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
71'Lalo Carranza accelerates around the D and the counter starts to take shape. The league table is starting to do its sums.
76'Emiliano Puentes takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
81'⚡ Aníbal Bonomi plays it short to Brian Zunino...
81'...Brian Zunino returns it first time...
81'...Aníbal Bonomi completes the one-two and he's clean through...
81'...Brian Zunino shoots...
81'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOOOAL! Brian Zunino pokes it into the net, skimming across the turf. 0-2.
82'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side. There's still a game on here.
83'Mariano Rivera went in with too much enthusiasm and gets the whistle.
83'🟨 Fair booking: Mariano Rivera was late and left a mark.
85'The away side put the game to sleep down by the corner flag, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
89'⚡ Christian Sacchi surges down the wing dangerously...
89'...Christian Sacchi reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
89'...whips the cross into the box...
89'...Pichu Fermín beats the defender in the air...
89'⚽ ⚽ HE'S BURIED IT! GOOOOAL! Pichu Fermín smashes it home. 0-3.
90'Amid applause and shared frustration, that's the end of the match; now it's down to the table, the dressing room and some self-reflection.