After securing a place in the next Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, Mexico and Honduras will play today the final of the Concacaf Pre-Olympic held in Guadalajara.
In the press conference prior to the match for the Pre-Olympic title, Miguel Falero, coach of Honduras, commented that the Aztec team is the favorite to obtain the title : “Our engagement ends tomorrow (today) after the toughest 90 minutes of the tournament. We are thinking of Mexico, is going to be a very tough rival. Of course he is a candidate for the title, he has enormous figures, very well managed, the team works very well ”
Road to the Final
Mexico reached the final after winning the four games it has played, both in the group stage and in the semifinal against Canada. The most prominent Mexican players are Sebastián Córdova and Uriel Antuna.
Honduras finished first in Group B after beating Haiti and drawing against El Salvador and Canada. The big victory was when they beat the United States 2-1 in the semifinal
Seriousness in the Final
Although the final It will be anecdotal, since both teams are already classified, the Honduran coach, Falero, gives the game all the seriousness: “We are thinking of making a great game and not celebrating what we have achieved.”