National Soccer
This Sunday, April 20, at 5:00 p.m., a new edition of the National Classic will be lived. Communications had been dominating in classics during several tournaments, but, the last clashes have shown a clear inclination in favor of municipal.
National Classic 332 between municipal and communications. Municipal reaches its 112 victory in the history of Guatemalan football. (Free Press Photo: Érick Ávila)
This Sunday, April 20, at 5:00 p.m., a new edition of the National Classicwhen Communications receive municipal at the Cementos Progreso Stadium by day 20 of the Clausura 2025 tournament. It will be the Classic 333 in historywith the reds arriving as leaders and creams seeking to cut distance.
Although communications had been dominating in classics during several tournaments, The last clashes have shown a clear inclination in favor of Municipalwhat adds Six consecutive games without losing to creamswith Two draws and four wire victories.
The last confrontation was in the first round of Clausura 2025, played at the El Trébol stadium, where Municipal imposed 2-1 With goals of Pedro Altán and José Martínezwhile Erick Lemus Discounted for creams.
Before that meeting, the classic corresponding to the Opening 2024 tournament was played, on the same stage next Sunday: the Cementos Progreso stadium. On that occasion, Municipal also won 1-2with goals from Rudy Muñoz and José Carlos Martínezwhile Jesús López He scored for communications.
The other two previous duels ended tiedwhich means that Communications does not defeat its maximum rival from the Clausura 2023 tournament. Since then, the balance has been tilting towards the scarlets.
Municipal arrives like Tournament leader with 34 pointswhile Communications is fourth with 26although at a good time after adding three victories in a row. A victory of the creams would bring them closer to the pointers and break the negative streak against the Reds.
Results in the last 10 classics
- Municipal 1-2 Communications / Closing 2025
- Municipal 1-0 Communications / Independence Cup (unofficial)
- Communications 1-2 Municipal / Opening 2024
- Municipal 3-0 Communications / Closing 2024
- MUNICIPAL 0-0 COMMUNICATIONS / CLOSURE 2024
- MUNICIPAL 0-0 COMMUNICATIONS / CLOSURE 2024
- Municipal 0-2 Communications / Opening 2023
- Communications 1-0 Municipal / Closing 2023
- Municipal 3-3 Communications / Closing 2023
- Municipal 2-3 Communications / Opening 2022
Beyond pride and rivalry, this classic will be Key in the fight for the lead and for arriving strongly to the Liguillain the absence of only two days to finish the regular phase.