L.A. Firpo, Deportivo Saprissa Clash in Play-In Round Series

Winner will secure a spot in the 2027 Champions Cup.

MIAMI – The 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup continues on Wednesday with CD Luis Ángel Firpo hosting Deportivo Saprissa for the First Leg of their Play-In series at Estadio Jorge “El Mágico” Gonzalez in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Luis Ángel Firpo and Deportivo Saprissa will meet for the first time in the Concacaf Central American Cup.

Both clubs will still have a chance to compete for one of the final two Central American spots to the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup in a two-legged playoff, with CD Marathón and Alianza FC facing off in the other Play-In series.

Among Firpo’s leading players this Central American Cup has been Diego Ortez, who’s been the team’s top contributor in attack with two goals and two assists.

For Saprissa, Orlando Sinclair is the top scorer this campaign with four goals, while Gerson Torres is the leader in assists with two.

Pre-Match Stats: L.A. Firpo vs. Deportivo Saprissa

• Deportivo Saprissa have the highest positive differential between goals scored (12) and expected goals (7.9 xG) from non-penalty shots in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, outperforming their xG by 4.1 goals.
• Deportivo Saprissa (4) and L.A. Firpo (3) lead the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup in goals scored from outside the penalty area. Two of the three players to have scored multiple long-range goals in the competition represent these clubs: Saprissa's Mariano Torres and L.A. Firpo's Mauricio Cerritos, with two goals each.
• L.A. Firpo have recorded 14 direct attacks in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, the second-most of any team in the competition. One of those attacking sequences resulted in a goal.
• Deportivo Saprissa have recorded the second-lowest opposition passes per defensive action (PPDA) in their own half in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, allowing just 8.7 passes per defensive action.
• Deportivo Saprissa's Luis Paradela and L.A. Firpo's Diego Ortez are among the five players with the most ball carries into the opposition penalty area in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, with 12 each.