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San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
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THE 11 HOLDER OF OLIMPIA: 1- Edrick Menjívar, 14. Andy Najar, 4. José García, 17. Jonathan Paz, 31. Carlos Sánchez, 16. Julián Martínez, 23. Jorge Álvarez, 8. Edwin Rodríguez, 33. Michaell Chirinos , 19. Yustin Arboleda and 27. Jerry Bengtson.
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THIS IS HOW REAL ESPAÑA COMES OUT: 65. Onan Rodríguez; 15. Dixon Ramírez, 56. Darlin Mencía, 6. Devron García 5. Franklin Flores; 28. Carlos Mejía, 12. Jim Morrison, 7. Cristian Cálix, 10. Jhow Benavídez, 21. Bryan Félix and 30. Carlos Small.
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We already have the starting lineups for both teams at the Metropolitan Olympic Stadium in San Pedro Sula.
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Welcome to the minute by minute of the match between Real España and Olimpia for the first leg of the playoffs of the 2024 Clausura Tournament.
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THE PREVIOUS
The Real España-Olimpia classic takes center stage in the playoff round of the 2024 Clausura Tournament. The league begins today with a fast-paced match between two teams that promise to fight for a place in the semifinals.
The Olympic stadium will witness another battle of what many consider the modern classic. The albo, which arrives at its highest moment in recent months after barely adding one win in its last five games.
However, Olimpia, no matter how it enters the final stage of the tournament, becomes a favorite, and even more so when it is being directed by Pedro Troglio, who in this type of instance is unbeatable. Now the machine is coming, which, right or wrong, will try to make classification difficult for you.
The albos entered this crossroads after failing to monopolize one of the first two places that Marathón and Motagua did occupy and which gives direct access to the semifinals.
The capital team knows that it has a slight advantage and it is the issue of the casualties that Real España will have for this first match of the playoff. Miguel Falero has moved his technical board and has had to find a substitute for Kennedy Rocha, Darixon Vuelto, Anfronit Tatum, Luis ‘Buba’ López and the injured Argentine Sebastián Hernández.
All of these players will not be due to suspension, except for the South American, and it should be noted that all of them are starters, so the machine clearly comes into this match beaten, where the home club board has decided to allow the visiting team, that is ; Both bars may be in the match.
The classic between Real España and Olimpia will start at 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on the Canal Deportes TVC signal. In addition, you can follow all the details at www.laprensa.hn with minute by minute of the duel.
In the statistics, before the beginning and end of the match, they place the León with an enormous advantage. The three-time champions from Honduras will compete in their second playoff under the command of Pedro Troglio, the first precedent fills them with satisfaction. They eliminated Marathón and ended up with the crown on their heads.
Olimpia has the records in its favor in this round of the championship. In the six previous playoffs he has not failed in any of them and on two occasions he ended up lifting the champion’s cup.
His first time in the playoffs was in the 2011-2012 Apertura Tournament where he eliminated Necaxa to finish as the king. The same thing also happened in the Apertura 2013-2014, 2015-2016 and 2017-2018, leaving Parrillas One, Real Sociedad and UPNFM on the way. The same story also happened in the Clausura 2017-2018, with Platense being the victim. Their last series was in the Apertura 2021-2022 when Marathón suffered and the meringues won the cup.
It is the last record and only record that Pedro Troglio had in this phase of the Honduran National League.
Specifically, Olimpia has 100% effectiveness when playing in the repechage round.
For its part, Real España has a positive balance when it has had the playoff round dispute ahead of it. It should be noted that it will be the first time that this classic is played in this part of the championship.
La Maquina has 13 series matches on record, advancing to the semifinals on nine occasions and being eliminated on four occasions. In total, it has 69% effectiveness in this round.
In the records, Real España eliminated the clubs Atlético Choloma, Honduras Progreso, Marathón (3), Real Sociedad (2), UPNFM and Juticalpa FC, on this occasion it was champion in the 2017-2018 Apertura tournament, its last crown. However, they saw elimination against Motagua, UPNFM and Victoria (2).
