PANAMA CITY, Panama – Arabe Unido will complete its fourth venture in a CONCACAF quarterfinal on Wednesday night, when it hosts Aguila in the Scotiabank CONCACAF League.
The Expreso Azul took command of the series thanks to Carlos Small’s brace off the bench in a first-leg win, 2-0, on August 16 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
A win, draw or one-goal loss at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez will see Arabe Unido advance to its first-ever CONCACAF semifinal.
Here’s a look at the Panamanian power’s all-time quarterfinal results in CONCACAF competitions:
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All-Time Quarterfinal Results in CONCACAF Club Competitions
2009/10 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
First Leg: March 11, 2010 (Estadio Agustin Muquita Sanchez – La Chorrera, Panama)
Arabe Unido 0, Cruz Azul 1
Cristian Riveros 70’
Second Leg: March 17, 2010 (Estadio Azul – Mexico City, Mexico)
Cruz Azul 3, Arabe Unido 0
Javier Orozco 50’, 75’; Cesar Villaluz 63’
2013/14 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
First Leg: March 10, 2014 (Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto – Alajuela, Costa Rica)
Alajuelense 0, Arabe Unido 0
Second Leg: March 20, 2014 (Estadio Rommel Fernandez – Panama City, Panama)
Arabe Unido 0, Alajuelense 2
Jerry Palacios 6’; Jonathan McDonald 58’
2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
First Leg: February 23, 2017 (Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas, USA)
FC Dallas 4, Arabe Unido 0
Cristian Colman 30’; Kellyn Acosta 55’, 86’; Michael Barrios 90’+1
Second Leg: March 1, 2017 (Estadio Rommel Fernandez – Panama City, Panama)
Arabe Unido 2, FC Dallas 1
Roberto Chen 89’; Leslie Heraldez 90’+2 / own-goal, Leslie Heraldez 22’
2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League
First Leg: August 16, 2017 (Estadio Cuscatlan – San Salvador, El Salvador)
Aguila 0, Arabe Unido 2
Carlos Small 46’, 83’