For the glory in Orlando! Olympiad today he will try to further expand his greatness. The best team of Honduras appeals to those feats he came up with as in 2001 when he eliminated a Mexican team (Pachuca) in exactly the same case he will play today and the World cup for clubs.
The Leo is measured at 7 p.m. for the Tigers of the ‘Tuca’ Ferretti, Andre Pierre Gignac and company. A team full of stars and that comes as a favorite in the game. Yes, they have more money, more infrastructure, world elite players, but on the field it will be 11 against 11 and anything can happen.
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The Felines settled the series against New York FC from the MLS with a win in the return leg by winning 4-0, so they arrive motivated to take on the Central Americans. They take things in moderation, of course, and don’t look like favorites.
Olympiad In the meantime, he didn’t have such an easy pass to the semifinals, after a 2-2 draw against the Montreal Impact, and moved to the next round thanks to the visitors goal criterion.
It is important to mention that the Mexican team has never lost a series of semifinals in the Concachampionsas the four who experienced it emerged victorious. Ricardo Ferretti, strategist of the felines, said his team will face this commitment from the semifinals Concacaf Champions League with humility and without belittling the rival.
“We are preparing to take the game against Olimpia humbly and seriously, I think my players mentality is not to belittle anyone, to play seriously to avoid surprises, not to believe we are superior on paper, in names, this is football, we have. When you see things that have happened as you believe, the mindset is humility and doing things right like in the last game, ”he said.
The first time Tigers facing a team of Central America In a second round, it was in the 2018 edition, in which they played in the round of 16 against Herediano from Costa Rica, that they defeated with a total score of 5-3.
The second confrontation of Tigers It happened against a Central American team in 2019, after they also played in the round of 16 against Saprissa of Costa Rica, which they jointly defeated 5-2.
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The most recent occasion similarly took place in the round of 16 stage in this edition of 2020, in which they beat the Alianza de El Salvador with an overall score of 5-4, thanks to a goal in the last minutes from goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán .
Olympia and Tigers already have a precedent in tournaments ConcacafThis happened in 1983 during the old tour series area tournament. The catrachos lost the first leg 1-0 and also fell 2-1 in the first leg, which gave the cats a pass for the second round of the game. Today the albos he will play against history and against that favoritism of the Mexicans. You can of course 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 Menjivar, Maylor Núñez, Elvin Casildo, Johnny Leverón, Javier Portillo, Deybi Flores, Carlos Pineda, Marvin Bernárdez, Edwin Rodríguez, Yustin Arboleda and Jerry Bengtson.
Time and who is broadcasting: At 7pm, the game continues on ESPN 2 and Fox Sports 2.
Referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador)