Costa Rica and Panama go head-to-head at the Lockhart Stadium this Monday in the Gold Cup. Costa Rica mark their 16th participation in the competition, whilst Panama go into their 11th.
After facing Ecuador in National Team Friendlies , Costa Rica turn their attention to the Gold Cup where they challenge Panama. A look back at the history books shows that Costa Rica's national team and Thomas Christiansen's team have faced each other fifty-one times, with Luis Fernando Suárez's team holding the advantage: 25 victories, against 12 victories of Panama's national team. Specifically in the Lockhart Stadium, Costa Rica have the advantage in the duels against Panama: 15 wins in 20 games. Panama's national team has 3 wins.
In the Gold Cup, the teams faced each other once, in a meeting won by Costa Rica.
Considering the Gold Cup ´23, from Costa Rica's most influential players, Kevin Chamorro is the most used player in a total of 0 games (0 min). As for Panama, Cristian Martínez is the most used player in a total of 0 games (0 min).
Looking into the history of Costa Rica in the competition, Wálter Centeno stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 9 goals in total, which has given him the sixth position in the Gold Cup top scorers. Celso Borges excels as their most used player, with 25 games in total. Regarding the history of Panama in the competition, Thomas Christiansen's team's best scorer ever is Blas Pérez, with 10 goals, and occupying the fifth position in the Gold Cup top scorers. Gabriel Gómez excels as their most used player, with 30 games in total.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Panama winning 1x0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.
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Aaron Suarez 90' | José Fajardo 23' Yoel Bárcenas 68' |
