The battle for supremacy Opening tournament 2020 starts on Thursday with the dispute from the first round of the final, which will have Olympics and Marathon face to face in a new duel like the one that took place in the definition of groups.
Starting with 19:00, the National Stadium will be the scene of a real clash of the titans between two classic opponents who have increased their rivalry over time.
Being the best two teams in the championship, as both have conquered the leadership of their areas, Olimpia and Marathón will seek to add a new star to the extensive record that the two clubs have.
However, only one shield will be the one that stands out as the winner of the contest and for that they will try to hit first in the initial match of the final.
Fox Deportes will broadcast the Grand Final between Marathon and Olimpia at Yankel
CLASSIC FINAL
In addition to his name as a national classic, the final courts are well known for Olympia and Marathon, and until this century they met repeatedly to establish the champion. Honduras National League.
This new confrontation between meringue and emeralds will be the eleventh time they are measured to take the glass to the shop windows, being the capitals that dominate the series at will over the sampedranos.
Of the 10 back-and-forth series in which Olimpia and Marathón fought for the title, long-haired men managed to predominate seven times, while the pursuer completed the task three times.
However, the memories are not so recent, as it was almost seven years ago, in May 2014, when both clubs met in the last final for which they competed with each other, giving Olimpia the winner through penalties. .
TROGLIO VS. VARGAS
To the appeal dictated by the history of national classics, must be added a new rivalry that has emerged since the arrival of the coach. Pedro Troglio at Olympia with his compatriot Hector Vargas.
Although the merengue coach was more cautious in his statements, except for his words from the group final, the last words of the emerald helmsman would not have fit well in the Olympic breast.
“He is famous because he was close Maradona, as a coach, he was champion only at Olimpia and Paraguay “, were some of Vargas’ words to Troglio.
Given these statements, no doubt a little more spice is added to a clash that will not only take place in the field of actions, but also in the strategies that coaches propose to defeat their opponent.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Olympics: Edrick Menjívar, Maylor Núñez, Jonathan Paz, Johnny Leverón, Javier Portillo, Deybi Flores, German Mejía, Marvin Bernárdez, Edwin Rodríguez, Jerry Bengtson, Eddie Hernández.
Marathon: Denovan Torres, John Paul Suazo, Bryan Johnson, Mathías Techera, Luis Vega, Allan Banegas, Luis Garrido, Edwin Solano, Selvin Guevara, Kervin Arriaga, Bruno Volpi.
Time: 7:00 at night.
stage: National, Tegucigalpa.
Referee: Saíd Martínez.