For the glory of Orlando! Olympics today it will seek to further extend its greatness. The best team of Honduras appeals to these feats that he developed as in 2001 when he eliminated a Mexican team (Pachuca) in exactly the same instance that today will play and classified the Club World Cup.
The Lion will be measured at 7:00 pm in front of the tigers from’ ‘Tuca’ Ferretti, Andre Pierre Gignac and company. A team full of stars and coming as the favorite in the confrontation. Yes, they have more money, more infrastructure, world ELTE players, but on the field they will be 11 against 11 and anything can happen.
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The Cats settled the series against New York FC of the MLS with a thrashing in the return match to win 4-0, so they arrive motivated to face the Central Americans. Of course, they take things in moderation and do not look like favorites.
Olympics until he had such an easy pass to the semifinals, after tying 2-2 overall in the Montreal Impact and moving on to the next round thanks to the visiting goal criterion.
It is important to mention that the Mexican team has not lost a series of semifinals in the Concachampions, As the four who have faced have come out victorious. Ricardo Ferretti, Feline strategist, stated that his team will face this commitment from the semifinals to CONCACAF Champions League with humility and without despising the rival.
“We are preparing to face with humility and seriousness the match against Olympia, I think that with my players the mentality is not to underestimate anyone, to play seriously to avoid surprises, not to believe that we are superior on paper, in names, that is football, we have seen that things have happened when one believes oneself, the mentality is humility and doing things well like the last game, “he said.
The first time that tigers faced a team of Central America in a second round it was in the edition of year 2018, in which they played in the eighth of end against the Herediano of Costa Rica, to which they surpassed by global marker of 5-3.
The second confrontation of tigers against a Central American team in 2019, after also playing in the round of 16 against Saprissa of Costa Rica, which they beat 5-2 overall.
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The most recent opportunity was given in the same way in the round of 16 in the current 2020 edition, in which they beat the Alliance of El Salvador by 5-4 overall, thanks to a goal in the last minutes of the porter Nahuel Guzmán.
Olympia and Tigers they already have a track record in tournaments Concacaf, This was given in 1983 under the old round-robin area tournament. The Catrachos lost the first leg 1-0 and also fell in the round with a score of 2-1, this gave way to the felines in the second round of the contest. today the whites it will play against history and against this favoritism of Mexicans. You can, of course you can Olympia.
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POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS:
11 of Tigers: Nahuel Guzmán: Luis Rodríguez, Hugo Ayala, Carlos Salcedo, Jesús Dueñas, Luis Quiñones, Guido Pizarro, Rafael Carioca, Javier Aquino, Leonardo Fernández and André-Pierre Gignac
11 of the Olympics: Edrick Menjívar, Maylor Núñez, Elvin Casildo, Johnny Leverón, Javier Portillo, Deybi Flowers, Carlos Pineda, Marvin Bernárdez, Edwin Rodríguez, Yustin Arbreda and Jerry Bengtson.
Time and who transmits: At 7:00 pm, the game goes on ESPN 2 and Fox Sports 2.
referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador)