San Pedro FC and Nueva Santa Rosa define this Sunday, May 10, at the Sampedrano Municipal Stadium, the first team with direct promotion to the National League, in the second leg of the semifinals of the First Division of Clausura 2026.
The first leg ended tied 1-1 at the Pedro García Arredondo Stadium with goals from Alexis Barrientos for the Paneleros and Santiago Gómez for the Shecanos, so the series arrives completely open for the second leg on Sunday with everything to be decided in Sampedrano territory.
The duel has an unrepeatable historical context. Both teams met in the final of Apertura 2025 where Nueva Santa Rosa came back from 0-2 down to win 4-2 on aggregate and be crowned champion, and now they meet again with direct promotion to the National League as the grand prize. The winner of this series will complete its promotion ticket and will become the first team from these institutions to play in the highest category of Guatemalan soccer, since neither of them has ever played in the National League.
San Pedro FC will play at home with the support of its fans. Nueva Santa Rosa, for its part, arrives with the confidence of the defending champion. Any result can occur in a match where historic promotion for one of the two clubs is at stake.