One of Central American football’s biggest rivalries will be restarted next Monday when the U23 teams come out Honduras Y The Savior face each other on the second day of group B in the Concacaf pre-Olympic Course to Tokyo 2021
The Akron Stadium, headquarters of the Chivas de GuadalajaraIt will be the spectacular setting that will house the significant dedication that could condemn the Bicolor’s ranking among the top four in the championship.
See: Position overview of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic Tournament 2021
Honduras is confident after an initial 3-0 win over Haiti in which the Bicolor reaffirmed their cronyism in the group with a solid win over the Caribbean, with scores of Darixon back, who scored a double, and Edwin Rodríguez.
The Catracha squad took advantage of the facilities and did all their damage in the first half of the match, a situation they will try to repeat against the Cuscatlecos to condemn their ticket to the Concacaf semi-finals.
For their part, El Salvador will try to get out of the awkward position they find themselves in after falling on their 2-0 debut against Canada, where they showed their best performance in the second half of the clash, but failed to adapt to to achieve a better victory. result.
The El Salvador coach, Hugo Perez, appreciated the showdown with Honduras and assured that, despite the importance of the duel, the match is not one of life or death as it is not considered a failure if they are eliminated from the Pre-Olympics.
THE STATISTICS
El Salvador and Honduras meet for the third time in the Concacaf pre-Olympic tournament.
In the two previous commitments, both won.
The first time was on November 9, 2007 with a 3-0 result in favor of Honduras. The scorers for the Bicolor were Ramón Núñez, Hendry Thomas and Erick Norales.
For the second time, Honduras again defeated El Salvador 3-2 in extra time, en route to London 2012. The catrachos goals were scored by Anthony “Choco” Lozano and Gerson Rodas; The latter gave the pass to the Bicolor with a double in extra time.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
The Savior: Mario González, Kevin Menjívar, Ronald Rodríguez, Rómulo Villalobos, Alexis Renderos, Melvin Cartagena, Herberth Díaz, Enrico Dueñas, Joshua Pérez, Ezequiel Rivas, Marvin Márquez. DT: Hugo Pérez.
Honduras: Alex Güity, Cristopher Meléndez, Denil Maldonado, José García, Wesly Decas, Kervin Arriaga, Jonathan Núñez, Edwin Rodríguez, Luis Palma, Darixon Vuelta, Douglas Martínez. DT: Miguel Falero.
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico).
Stadium: Akron.