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 behind the centre-back. The dressing room will have the final say.
3'🎯 Cayetano Borghi carries the ball forward...
3'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
3'Cayetano Borghi unleashes a left-footer; the keeper flies across and can only watch it go by.
4'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
6'The away side are camped in the opposition half and force them to kick it out. You can feel the tension from early on.
8'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
10'Milton Montes reads the intention and cuts out a move that could have hurt.
11'The home side manage the ball with real authority, shifting the away side from side to side.
12'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions. The fine details told.
15'The home side pile bodies into the box; this smells dangerous.
16'🎯 Faustino Palomino carries the ball forward...
16'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
16'Scuffed shot from Faustino Palomino; not pretty, but it still caused problems.
17'The away side put the game to sleep between the lines, trying to tempt the home side out of their shell.
19'🎯 Yago Zielinski runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
19'...hits it with his left foot...
19'Yago Zielinski hits it from distance and the ball goes looking for the net. You can see the work done on the training ground this week.
20'The away side can't get near the ball; the home side keep it from them patiently.
22'The the away side press bites hugging the touchline; the home side start to lose their clarity.
29'Eduardo Scopelliti slips a delicious through ball to Mauricio Greenberg, who is perfectly set.
35'Faustino Palomino finds exactly the right channel and leaves José Pini staring at goal.
36'🛡️ The defence clears the danger and keeps the ball.
39'The away side carve the defence open with a surgical touch from Lucas Voltolini.
40'The away side try to play out from the back, but the home side swarm all over them as a unit. The away side have to respond now.
46'As the heart rates come down, the players head for the dressing room with their heads full of instructions.
47'The ball is doing the rounds: the away side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
48'🎯 Toto Muñoz runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
48'...hits it with his left foot...
48'Effort from a teammate through the middle; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats. Adjustments are on the way.
50'Milton Montes plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
53'Toto Muñoz goes in hard through the middle and the referee gives the foul.
53'🟨 Toto Muñoz protests too much and picks up an avoidable yellow.
54'Tato Bruno strikes it first time and leaves the opponent gasping for air.
55'Risky pass back; the keeper has a fire to put out. Adjustments are on the way.
56'The home side put the game to sleep out wide, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
57'The home side were caught out of shape and the away side want to make them pay with interest.
60'Interception by the home side through the middle; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
63'The home side manage the ball patiently, shifting the away side from side to side. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
65'The home side try to play out from the back, but the away side swarm all over them as a unit.
68'Pepe Olmedo takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos. The next one could be decisive.
70'The defender turns up exactly where it's burning hot and clears the danger.
76'The away side make life hard for themselves with a sloppy pass down by the corner flag.
78'Tactical foul from Pepe Olmedo; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. The weather is playing its part.
78'🟨 The referee shows a yellow and the team now have to tread carefully in that area. There'll be plenty to analyse.
80'The home side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the away side from side to side.
83'There's a feeling that the next mistake could prove very costly. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
84'The away side were trying to thread it through, but Tato Bruno closed the door.
85'The home side manage the ball with an extra gear, shifting the away side from side to side. Time to look forward now.
90'With no margin left at all, the referee brings it to a close and the ground responds with applause mixed with murmurs. The next one could be decisive.