The resumes CONCACAF Champions League 2020 with the return match between the Montreal Impact y Olympia, is the first game to be played in the bubble Concachampions at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando and the whites hope to seal the ticket to the semifinals of the event.
When the two teams met in March, just before the football suspension due to the pandemic, the Catracho team achieved a 1-2 victory on Canadian soil. But the return of the Concachampions in a neutral seat does not favor a Olympia, as he will not be able to count on his fans.
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Olympia has remained undefeated in the National League and also qualified for the semifinals of the National League Concacaf League 2020 when I beat his biggest rival, Motagua, with a score of 2-0, a result that also tells Olympia the pass to the Concachampions 2021.
Under the orders of the Argentine Pedro Troglio, Olympia is showing its best version thanks in part to the work of striker Yustin Arboleda who is one of the top scorers in the regional tournament. Montreal he also has his weapons in shape and one of them is Romell Kyoto, who curiously was a hero of the Olympia in previous editions of the Concachampions, scoring four goals in the tournament as a member of the Albos.
The Canadian team led by Thierry Henry was eliminated in the first round of the MLS playoffs, but presents another opportunity to qualify for its first semifinal of the Concachampions since 2014-15. Yes Olympia passes to the next round, would be the first time in its history advancing to the semifinals of the Concachampions and would be the first Central American team to reach this phase of the tournament since 2014/15 when Herediano and Alajuelense of Costa Rica reached the last four of the competition.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS:
Olympia: Edrick Menjívar; Javier Portillo, Johnny Leverón, Elvin Casildo, Maylor Núñez; Deybi Flores, Carlos Pineda, Edwin Rodriguez, Jorge Alvarez, Yustin Arboleda and Jerry Bengtson.
Impact in Montreal: Diop; Brault Guillard, Sabba, Binks, Kizza; Sejdic, Camacho, Victor Wanyama; Jackson-Hamel, Romell Quito and Toye ..
Time: 19:06 in Orlando, Florida
Transmits: ESPN 2 and Fox Sports 2
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)