With The elimination of former GFC of the Concacaf 2025 Champions Cup There are no longer national clubs in the tournament, however, it is far from finishing Guatemala’s participation in the competition.
That is because despite the fact that no Guatemalan club is still in competition, they do have Some level referees which have been taken into account by Concacaf to be in charge of imparting justice in the first leg of the round of 16.
Shortly after Concacaf makes it completely official, Mario Escobar Toca, Bryan López and Julio Luna They will be present in some of the most striking and important matches of the Champions Cup, including the match that Inter Miami will hold against the Jamaica Cavalier at Chase Stadium on March 6.
Mario Escobar by Inter Miami vs Cavalier
One of the matches that will most attract the attention of the public of the Champions Cup without a doubt It will be that of the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi.
In the last edition of the competition the Florida team was due to their performance and dismissed prematurely, so this year Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are obliged to have a better campaignespecially because it will also participate in the Club World Cup, so the eyes of the entire region will be on its elimination series against the Jamaica Cavalier.
The referee who will be in charge of this party will be Mario Escobar Toca, an experienced whistle that You already know what it is to direct world -class players like Lionel Messi himselfas well as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in Arabia.
The match between Inter Miami and Cavalier It will be Thursday, March 6 at 7 pm in Guatemala in the Chase Stadium of Fort Lauderdale. Escobar will be accompanied by Luis Ventura as an assistant one and Humberto Panjoj as assistant two.
Other Guatemalan referees named
In addition to Escobar, there are two other Guatemalans who were also named as main referees in the round of 16 of the Champions Cup.
The first is Bryan López, that will be in charge of the confrontation between Cincinnati and Tigres on March 4 (5:30 p.m.) in the TQL Stadium in Ohio. López will be accompanied by the Guatemalan Juan Tipaz as an assistant one; Zachari Zeegelaar as assistant two and also Cristopher Corado and Dilia Bradley also appear as the fourth referee and in the VAR respectively.
Finally, the last Guatemalan in charge of a match of the round of 16 of the Champions Cup is Julio Lunawhich will be in the Seattle Sounders vs Cruz Azul on Wednesday, March 5 (9.30 pm) at Lumen Field. Cristhian Alvarado (also arbitrator of Guatemala) and Carlos Fernández (Costa Rica) will be attended.