Clausura Final: Plaza Amador vs. Alianza

This Saturday, two clubs from the Panamanian football Eastern Conference, Plaza Amador and Alianza, will dispute the Clausura tournament title with a reserved forecast. This match with an uncertain outcome promises to be intense. The Colombian coach has two years of experience in the Panamanian first division and has already won three titles with Alianza, Árabe Unido de Colón, and Plaza Amador. The Panamanian Méndez debuted in the first division in the 2023-2024 season with Plaza Amador and has already won one championship as a coach. Plaza Amador's main offensive threat is Jorlian Sánchez, who has scored 12 goals in the semester and was one of the scorers in the 3-2 victory over Alianza. In turn, in matchday 14, Alianza won 0-1. As direct rivals in the Eastern Conference, Plaza Amador and Alianza split victories in their two encounters this year. The star of Alianza is Colombian Jhon Jairo Alvarado, with 9 goals. Plaza Amador will seek to conquer its ninth title in Panamanian football. As a player, he won three titles with Tauro. A victory would allow Plaza Amador to equal San Francisco, with 9 titles in the Panamanian professional football record books. Alianza, on the other hand, seeks its second championship title after the one won in 2022. Strategically, an attractive confrontation is also expected: Panamanian Mario Méndez against Colombian Jair Palacios. The final will pit two of the tournament's most effective forwards against each other. Tauro leads with 17 points, followed by Árabe Unido de Colón with 15. The match, known as the 'Old Classic', will be played at the Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez stadium starting at 6:00 PM. In the fourth match, Plaza Amador won 3-2. Both finalists were the standout teams in the regular phase. The Lions (Alianza) will play their fourth consecutive final, a mark without precedent in the country, although they have only managed to win once during that period. Plaza Amador dominated the conference from start to finish, while Alianza floated between second and fourth place.