National Soccer
The 20th day of the Clausura 2025 tournament of the National League left emotions from beginning to end. With four games played this weekend, the panorama towards the classification and the descent begins to be defined, although there is still a lot of cloth to cut.
Municipal remains the only leader despite the defeat in the classic 333. Photo: (Free Press, Miguel Linares)
The 20th day of the Clausura 2025 tournament of the National League left emotions from beginning to end. With four games played this weekend, the panorama towards the classification and the descent begins to be defined, although there is still a lot of cloth to cut.
Municipal continues as a solid leader of the championship, while Marquense extends the struggle for permanence.
The first duel of the day was lived in José Ángel Rossi, where Imperial Cobán achieved an epic comeback Before Achuapa, winning 3-2 with an agonized goal from Denilson Bol at minute 90+2. With this result, the blue princes They secured their classification to the Liguilla when reaching the 29 points and place in the third position.
Later, at the Santo Domingo stadium, Mixco signed a great performance and beat Xinabajul 3-1. The chicharroneros climbed into Seventh place with 22 pointsconsolidating its permanence and getting into the classification zone. Xinabajul, on the other hand, remains last in the closing table and flirting with the descent in the accumulated table.
The main course of the day came with the National Classic 333 In the Cementos Progreso stadium. Communications defeated Municipal 1-0 With Lynner García score at minute 17, cutting a streak of six classics without victory. With this, the albos reached 29 pointsmatching old but with a better goals difference, placing themselves in the second place.
And the closure was dramatic in the Marquise de la Ensenada, where Marquense beat Xelajú 1-0 With a goal by Oscar Linton at minute 17. In a game momentarily suspended by mist and fogged by incidents in the stands, the lions gave the bell and refuse to die. Marquense reached 35 points in the accumulated tablekeeping alive the fight for permanence, to Four points of Guastatoyathat this day was not seen.
Clausura 2025 positions after day 20
| Position | Equipment | PJ | Goals difference | Pts |
| 1. | Municipal | 18 | +9 | 34 |
| 2. | Old GFC | 18 | +5 | 29 |
| 3. | Imperial Cobán | 18 | +2 | 29 |
| 4. | Communications | 18 | +2 | 29 |
| 5. | Malacateco | 18 | +6 | 28 |
| 6. | Guastatoya | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 7. | Marquense | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 8. | Mixco | 18 | -2 | 22 |
| 9. | Xelajú | 19 | +1 | 21 |
| 10. | ACHUAPA | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 11. | Xinabajul | 18 | -15 | 16 |
The next day will be key both in the fight for the last quotas to the Liguilla and in the dramatic closure for permanence.