What does Municipal need to advance in the 2024 Central American Cup?

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What does Municipal need to advance in the 2024 Central American Cup?

The scarlet team managed to get just one point out of six possible in the first two rounds of the 2024 Central American Cup.

Municipal tied against Real Estelí in the second round. (Photo Prensa Libre: Douglas Suruy)

The return to international football by the CSD Municipal It has not been as expected, after two years absent, the scarlet team has only managed one point out of six possible in the Central American Cup 2024.

After two days played, the red squad is in the quarter position of the Group D, and unfortunately, their classification to the quarter finals it does not depend on them.

However, in order to qualify for the next round of the regional competition, the local team must achieve victory. compulsorily in the remaining two days.

Municipal is missing the visit of the Guanacasteca Costa Rican, who is in last place with 0 points, and travel to Costa Rica to face the Saprissaleader of the group with 6 units.

What does Municipality need to move forward?

As mentioned above, Municipal is obliged to beat Guanacasteca and Saprissa in the next two days to finish the group stage with 7 units and aim to be among the first two places in their group.

If the team led by Sebastian Bini gets the two wins, he could still be eliminated if Saprissa beats the Royal Esteli on the third day and the Managua Nicaragua wins its next two games; since if this happens, both would finish the group stage with 9 points.

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As a reference for the red box, during the Central American Cup 2023 Only two clubs finished the group stage with 7 points: The Carthaginian from Costa Rica and the Olympiad from Honduras.

The Costa Rican club finished in the second Group A position, only below Saprissa with 10 points. While the Honduran team finished in the third place in Group B, surpassed by Independiente de Panamá with 10 points and Real Estelí of Nicaragua with 9 points.