The Marathon will host Motagua on Sunday at the Yankel Rosenthal in the return leg of the semifinals of the 2020 Open. The Greens are forced to come back to keep the dream of the champion intact.
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The numbers between the two clubs at the verdolaga venue in their last 10 matches show a slight verdolaga advantage.
Marathon records four wins and three draws in its feud. Motagua has won three times. The Sampedranos scored 15 goals and the capital 12 points.
It should be noted that on this track the team led by Héctor Vargas was crowned champion of the 2018 Closing after winning 5-4 on penalties after tying 0-0 in 120 minutes.
He hasn’t won by more than three goals at the Yankel in seven years
To qualify straight to the final, the Marathon needs to prevail on Sunday at home by a difference of three goals.
The last time the Monster won by more than three goals at the Eagles was on April 6, 2013 at a 5-0 beating. Henry Figueroa (own goal), Luis Castro, Mariano Acevedo, Rony Flors and Emil Martínez scored that night.
On October 15, 2016, with Carlos Pavón on the bench, they defeated Motagua 3-1. Annotations by Walter Martínez, Israel Silva and Diego Reyes.
The last 10 classic Marathon vs. Motagua to Yankel
07-10-20 Marathon 1-2 Motagua
18-05-19 Marathon 2-2 Motagua
16-02-19 Marathon 1-0 Motagua
10-10-18 Marathon 1-1 Motagua
19-05-18 Marathon 0-0 Motagua (Final, 5-4 on penalties)
07-04-18 Marathon 2-1 Motagua
21-10-17 Marathon 1-2 Motagua
12-04-17 Marathon 1-2 Motagua
15-10-16 Marathon 3-1 Motagua
05-03-16 Marathon 3-1 Motagua