There is no tomorrow for Olympia. Those led by Pedro Troglio They have to shake off the poor end of 2020 after being eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League and falling to the Marathon in the group final. Life is measured this Sunday at Nacional, looking for the final of the first phase of the tournament and looking for revenge against the gun.
It is a game in which, on paper, it is believed that whites would pass as in other times, but in front they will have a Life that has more to gain than to lose. Those led by Nerlyn Member want to ring the final bell after sparing their lives in La Ceiba, thanks to the wonderful work of the goalkeeper Edrick menjivar.
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This game starts from scratch, there is no advantage for anyone. The winner during the 90 minutes is simply a finalist, but if there is a tie again, it will be defined directly from the 11 steps. For Olympics Not qualifying for the final is a failure because of the investment it has, for Vida it will be consolidating a project that is growing.
Olympia will not have Jerry Bengtson that he will play his second game of the three they gave him after the bottle attack Mathías Techera from the Marathon. Pedro Troglio had a weekend with many reflections and during the closing of the year, his players end up with the mentality of looking for that championship twice.
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Vida, who has been traveling comfortably in the capital since this Saturday, also has a full team, with a few renewed players, such as Alexander Aguilar, who is one of the pillars, and a great Luis Palma, the young striker who will be the main weapon. which Olympia must take great care of.
The Argentine coach of Olimpia said after the tie in the first round that the team is recent in the series of games and he is right, they have not stopped since it was reactivated and that it has the most complete team in the National League. We could see some variations in his 11 with players who were substitutes.
Life now that he has a new administration comes with additional motivation; The team was offered a good financial prize if it manages to reach the final, because it is a goal that the team has not achieved for almost 40 years. Can tomatoes bring down the lion? Nothing is recorded in football.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
OLYMPICS: Edrick Menjívar; Javier Portillo, Jonathan Paz, Elvin Casildo, Maylor Núñez; Carlos Pineda, Deybi Flores, Edwin Rodríguez, Marvin “La Flecha” Bernárdez; Eddie Hernández and Yustin Arboleda. DT Pedro Troglio
LIFETIME: José Mendoza, Carlos Sánchez, José Velásquez Colón, Carlos Meléndez, Wisdom Quaye; Denis Meléndez, José Escalante, Jonathan Mazzola, Carlos Argueta, Alexander Aguilar and Luis Enrique Palma. DT Nerlyn Member
GAME SHEET
Olympia vs Life
Time: 16.00
National Stadium
Referee: Armando Castro
Transmission: TVC – Channel 5