Municipal - Guastatoya: Acevedo's side seeks semifinals in May 3 return
Municipal - Guastatoya reaches its decisive second leg on Sunday, May 3, 2026, when the teams meet at Estadio El Trébol at 16:30 hours in the Clausura 2026 quarterfinals. Municipal holds a 1-0 edge and needs to confirm its place in the semifinals, while Guastatoya must erase that deficit to stay in the tournament.
Estadio El Trébol, 16:30 hours
The return leg is set for a municipal side that finished the regular season second with 38 points, built on 11 wins, five draws and six losses. Guastatoya arrived from seventh place with 31 points after securing permanence, so the matchup is now about one team trying to protect a narrow lead and the other trying to extend its run by one more round.
Mario Acevedo goes in with Municipal on a three-match winning streak after victories over Mixco, Marquense and Comunicaciones, and he is expected to make few changes. That gives Municipal a steady base entering a game that can be settled by one moment, one goal or one mistake.
Morales and Escobar out
Both sides will be missing one player after the first leg spilled into the disciplinary report. José Morales will not be available for Municipal after being sent off at the end of the opening match, and Rubén Escobar is out for Guastatoya after being dismissed in the same altercation.
The absence of those two players tightens the margin even further. Municipal has the better record and the lead, but it must manage the second leg without Morales, while Guastatoya has to attack from behind without Escobar and with Luis Pedro Molina still in charge after taking over on an interim basis hours before the first leg, following Pablo Centrone’s resignation after an internal conflict.
Guastatoya under Molina
Guastatoya’s path into this match has been unsettled from the start of the tie. Centrone stepped down before the first leg, Molina took over on an interim basis, and the team still managed to keep the series within reach by staying only one goal back.
For supporters following the tie, the task is simple: Municipal wants to close the series at home, and Guastatoya needs a response sharp enough to overturn a 1-0 scoreline at Estadio El Trébol. The match can be watched on Canal 11 of Albavisión, and minute-by-minute coverage is available on Claro Sports.
