This was not the best weekend for Deportivo Saprissa, after their 3-2 defeat against Puntarenas, the purple team lost the top of the tournament and now the new tenant at the top is Alajuelense, however, this week there are two opportunities to regain the lead.
Find out the most important news about Deportivo Saprissa in this Fútbol Centroamérica summary.
Tickets on sale against Santos
This Wednesday night, the national champion has a match against Santos de Guápiles, as part of the 15th round of the 2023 Clausura; it will be played at the monster's den at 8:15 pm and on Monday the tickets for the match went on sale.
The purple team went all out with prices ranging from 2,000 and up to 36,000 colones.
Recovering the leadership
This week, Saprissa has two opportunities to regain the top of the tournament; the first one against Santos midweek at their home ground, and over the weekend there is a decisive match that could define the leader of the table; the classic against Alajuelense at the manudos' home.
The purple team wants to regain the lead and for that, they must first secure the match against Guápiles and then go for a victory at the red and black's home. Another way is for Alajuelense not to win on Wednesday against Sporting and for Saprissa to earn 3 points against Santos.
Perfect performance from the women's team
Things couldn't be better for Saprissa's women's team; the purple team looks more than solid at the top of the tournament with a perfect performance, which keeps them motivated and far from their rivals.
So far, the leaders of the tournament have played 8 rounds and have the same number of victories, for a total of 24 points, and they are followed in second place by Alajuelense with 17 points.