The Panama national football team will face El Salvador tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8:00 PM (Panama time) at the Rommel Fernández National Stadium. This match, part of Group A of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, is crucial for both teams. In the standings, Panama and Suriname are tied with nine points each, but Panama has a superior goal difference (+5 compared to El Salvador's +2). Guatemala and El Salvador have five and three points, respectively. A key point of focus is the situation with defender Michael Amir Murillo. He has been unable to recover from an undisclosed injury, and his club, Olympique de Marseille, requested that he travel to France for evaluation. Murillo felt discomfort from the beginning of the team's training camp. Although he traveled with the squad to Guatemala, he was ruled out for the match. Hopes for his recovery for the game against El Salvador faded, and Marseille insisted on his departure for assessment and treatment. 'Murillo's desire was to stay with his teammates and support them from the outside in this final qualifying match, however, it was not possible due to his club's request,' explains a press release from the Panamanian Football Federation (FPF). Before traveling to France on Saturday night, Murillo said goodbye to his teammates after being removed from the squad by the FPF. With the exception of Murillo, all other players are available for tomorrow's match against El Salvador, including defender Edgardo Fariña, who did not travel to Guatemala due to immigration issues.
