Saprissa and Fidel Escobar celebrate a double championship

He Saprissa where the Panamanian Fidel Escobar plays, he became a double national champion this Sunday Costa Ricaafter beating their bitter rivals Alajuelense 3-1 to lift their thirty-eighth title.

Defender cPanamanian central Fidel Escobar vHe forgot to start the game and played the whole game.

From the first minute, Šaprišaš went in search of the game, knowing that it was alajuelense they had a 1-0 advantage which they achieved in the first game with a goal by Carlos Mora, their main offensive figure.

The first more dangerous play was made by forward Johan Venegas from Alajuela, who was left alone in front of goalkeeper Kevin Chamorro, but could not define.

For his part, he Saprissa Led by Vladimir Quesada, he managed to impose his rhythm and dominance from the early stages of the match. The pressure on the opposition defense was constant, hindering their progress and creating scoring opportunities.

Just two minutes later, after a great collective game, the ball reached the feet of the midfielder Warren Madrigal, which ended up making it 1-0, unleashing joy in the stands. Overall, it meant a 1-1 parity.

Purple, determined to seal the double championship at home Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, cThey continued to look for places. In the 23rd minute, goalkeeper Leonel Moreira was riddled with constant blows from the purple attacker. Jamaican Javon East was the one who managed to knock the ball into the corner for 2:0.

At the end of the first phase, the Chamorro goalkeeper became a figure, after stopping a whip shot by Honduran Alexis López, but the purple goalkeeper was alert to prevent the goal.

Minutes 45+2′ were played when the Cuban Luis Paradela found the ball after bouncing off the post and made it 3-0, almost sealing the victory and the double championship title for his team.

In the second half, alajuelense Argentinian coach Andrés Carevic tried to react, but despite isolated attempts, the red and black were clueless and failed to create a real danger.

It was played in the 74th minute when referee Pedro Navarro awarded a penalty after a foul in a small area. Celso Borges (76′) scores for 3-1, which revives the illusions of Alajuelenses, but it is not enough to equalize.

With this global score of 3-2, Saprissa was crowned the double champion of Costa Rican football and added the thirty-eighth title to its showcases and clearly demonstrated its dominance against alajuelense which stuck with 30 championships won.