2020–21 Club América season
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Santiago Baños | |||
Manager | Miguel Herrera (until 21 December) Santiago Solari (from 29 December) | |||
Stadium | Estadio Azteca Estadio Olímpico Universitario (from 1–13 August)[note 1] | |||
Guardianes 2020 | 3rd Quarterfinals | |||
Guardianes 2021 | 2nd | |||
2020 CONCACAF Champions League | Semifinals | |||
2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Guardianes 2020: Henry Martín (8) Guardianes 2021: Henry Martín (6) All: Henry Martín (14) | |||
Average home league attendance | 0[note 2] | |||
Biggest win | América 4–0 Tijuana (1 August 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | Querétaro 4–1 América (16 August 2020) Atlas 3–0 América (20 February 2021)[note 3] | |||
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The 2020–21 Club América season is the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Santiago Solari |
Assistant managers | Santiago Sánchez |
Lucas Nardi | |
Gilberto Adame | |
Goalkeeper coach | Luis Gurrola |
Fitness coaches | Bruno Militano |
Paolo Pacione | |
Physiotherapists | Octavio Luna |
Francisco Faustino | |
Team doctors | Alfonso Díaz |
José Guadalupe Vázquez | |
Christian Motta |
Players
Squad information
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
13 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 35) | 2019 | Standard Liège | ||
27 | GK | Óscar Jiménez | 12 October 1988 (aged 31) | 2017 | Chiapas | ||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 14 September 1986 (aged 33) | 2020 | Free Agent | ||
3 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 22) | 2018 | Santos Laguna | ||
4 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Liverpool | ||
18 | DF | Bruno Valdez | 6 October 1992 (aged 27) | 2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
19 | DF | Emanuel Aguilera | 11 June 1989 (aged 31) | 2018 | Tijuana | ||
25 | DF | Jordan Silva | 30 July 1994 (aged 26) | 2021 | Tijuana (on loan) | ||
29 | DF | Adrián Goransch | 25 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
32 | DF | Bryan Colula | 6 April 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | Tijuana | ||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 13 April 1995 (aged 25) | 2021 | León | ||
7 | MF | Leonardo Suárez | 30 March 1996 (aged 23) | 2020 | Villarreal | ||
8 | MF | Alonso Escoboza | 22 January 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Querétaro | ||
14 | MF | Nicolás Benedetti | 25 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Deportivo Cali | ||
16 | MF | Alan Medina | 19 August 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | Toluca (on loan) | ||
17 | MF | Sebastián Córdova | 12 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2016 | Youth system | ||
20 | MF | Richard Sánchez | 29 March 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | Olimpia | ||
22 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 9 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | Castellón (on loan) | ||
23 | MF | Antonio López | 10 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Youth system | ||
28 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 9 May 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | Tijuana (on loan) | ||
31 | MF | Emilio Sánchez | 16 June 1994 (aged 26) | 2014 | Youth system | ||
Forwards | |||||||
6 | FW | Sergio Díaz | 5 March 1998 (aged 22) | 2020 | Real Madrid Castilla (on loan) | ||
9 | FW | Roger Martínez | 23 June 1994 (aged 26) | 2018 | Jiangsu Suning | ||
10 | FW | Giovani dos Santos | 11 May 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 | LA Galaxy | ||
21 | FW | Henry Martín | 18 September 1992 (aged 27) | 2018 | Tijuana | ||
24 | FW | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | Juventud | ||
30 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | 14 February 1993 (aged 27) | 2019 | Benfica |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2021.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season
Club América will precede their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa Por Mexico, being placed in Group A alongside Toluca, UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The matches were announced in June 2020.[3]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers |
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3 July 2020 | Toluca | N | 2–0 | Martín 14', Sauro (o.g.) 44' |
7 July 2020 | UNAM | N | 0–0 | |
11 July 2020 | Cruz Azul | N | 1–4 | Córdova 14' |
16 July 2020 | Guadalajara | N | 3–4 | Viñas 34', Córdova 69', Ibargüen 80' |
Transfers
Summer
In
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Notes | Source |
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23 June 2020 | DF | Adrián Goransch | 21 | Zacatepec | Loan return | [4] | |
24 June 2020 | MF | Emilio Sánchez | 26 | Tijuana | Loan return | [5] | |
29 July 2020 | FW | Sergio Díaz | 22 | Real Madrid Castilla | On loan | [6] |
Out
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
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17 June 2020 | DF | Haret Ortega | 20 | Toluca | Loan | [7] | |
3 July 2020 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 29 | Atlas | Loan | [8] |
Winter
In
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
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4 December 2020 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 24 | Tijuana | On loan | [9] | |
31 December 2020 | DF | Bryan Colula | 24 | Tijuana | End of loan | ||
1 January 2021 | MF | Alan Medina | 23 | Toluca | Transfer | [10] | |
1 January 2021 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 25 | León | Transfer | ||
12 January 2021 | DF | Jordan Silva | 26 | Tijuana | On loan | [11] | |
1 February 2021 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 23 | Castellón | On loan | [12] |
Out
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Notes | Source |
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22 December 2020 | MF | Santiago Cáseres | 23 | Villarreal | End of loan | [13] | |
23 December 2020 | DF | Luis Reyes | 29 | Atlas | Free | [14] | |
31 December 2020 | DF | Paul Aguilar | 34 | Free Agent | |||
1 January 2021 | MF | Rubén González | 26 | León | Undisclosed | ||
31 January 2021 | MF | Andrés Ibargüen | 28 | Santos Laguna | Released | [15] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Guardianes 2020 | 27 July 2020 | 28 November 2020 | Matchday 1 | Quarterfinals | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 47.37 |
Guardianes 2021 | 9 January 2021 | TBD | Matchday 1 | TBD | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 73.33 |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League | 7 April 2021 | TBD | Round of 16 | TBD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 58.33 |
Last updated: 18 April 2021
Source: Competitions
Liga MX
Guardianes 2020
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Guardianes 2021
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Guardianes 2020
Matches
27 July 2020 1 | Pachuca | 1–2 | América | Pachuca |
20:00 CT | Richards 96' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 0[note 4] Referee: Mario Humberto Vargas Mata |
1 August 2020 2 | América | 4–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
7 August 2020 3 | Necaxa | 1–1 | América | Aguascalientes |
19:30 CT | Passerini 50' (pen.) | Report | Viñas 5' | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
13 August 2020 4 | América | 3–1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Gorriarán 66' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
16 August 2020 5 | Querétaro | 4–1 | América | Querétaro |
21:00 CT | Report | Córdova 56' | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
22 August 2020 6 | América | 1–3 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Aguilera 74' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
29 August 2020 7 | Atlético San Luis | 1–2 | América | San Luis Potosí |
17:00 CT | González 5' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
6 September 2020 8 | América | 3–1 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
17:30 CT | Report | Sanvezzo 71' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Eduardo Galvan Basulto |
8 September 2020 9 | Puebla | 2–3 | América | Puebla |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
12 September 2020 10 | América | 1–1 | Toluca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Viñas 19' | Report | Sartiaguin 28' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
19 September 2020 11 | América | 1–0 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Dos Santos 26' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
27 September 2020 12 | Cruz Azul | 0–0 | América | Mexico City |
20:45 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
3 October 2020 13 | América | 2–2 | UNAM | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
19 October 2020 14 | León | 3–2 | América | León |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio León Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
24 October 2020 15 | América | 1–0 | Atlas | Mexico City |
22:00 CT | Sánchez 89' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
1 November 2020 16 | América | 3–1 | UANL | Mexico City |
17:30 CT | Report | Gignac 88' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
6 November 2020 17 | Juárez | 1–1 | América | Juárez |
21:30 CT | Lezcano 8' | Report | Martín 85' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
Liguilla
Quarterfinals
25 November 2020 | Guadalajara | 1–0 | América | Zapopan, Mexico |
21:06 CT | Calderón 80' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas |
28 November 2020 | América | 1–2 | Guadalajara | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:06 CT | Martín 75' | Report | Calderón 31', 72' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán |
Guadalajara advance 3–1 on aggregate
Guardianes 2021
Matches
9 January 2021 1 | América | 2–1 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe |
16 January 2021 2 | Monterrey | 1–0 | América | Guadalupe |
21:00 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
26 January 2021 3 | América | 2–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
20:30 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
31 January 2021 4 | Santos Laguna | 1–1 | América | Torreón |
19:06 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Corona Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
6 February 2021 5 | América | 1–0 | Puebla | Mexico City |
19:00 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
13 February 2021 6 | América | 2–1 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
19:00 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
20 February 2021 7 | Atlas | 3–0 [note 3] | América | Guadalajara |
21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
27 February 2021 8 | América | 2–0 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
3 March 2021 9 | Tijuana | 0–2 | América | Tijuana |
21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Referee: Óscar Mejía García |
6 March 2021 10 | América | 2–1 | León | Mexico City |
19:00 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto |
14 March 2021 11 | Guadalajara | 0–3 | América | Guadalajara |
21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
19 March 2021 12 | Mazatlán | 0–1 | América | Mazatlán |
21:00 CT | Ortíz 71' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
3 April 2021 13 | América | 2–1 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Sánchez 45+2' dos Santos 60' | Barragán 40' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo |
10 April 2021 14 | UANL | 1–3 | América | San Nicolás |
21:05 CT |
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Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
17 April 2021 15 | América | 1–1 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
21:05 CT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
25 April 2021 16 | Toluca | 3–1 | América | Toluca |
17:30 CT | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Óscar Macías Romo |
2 May 2021 17 | UNAM | v | América | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
2020 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2019–20 Liga MX season, but was postponed indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, CONCACAF announced that the remaining fixtures of the Champions League would be held the following month, and would be played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[17]
América, up 3–0 on aggregate, faced Atlanta United in the second-leg of the quarterfinals.
Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played during the 2019–20 Club América season.
Quarter-finals
11 March 2020 First leg | América | 3–0 | Atlanta United FC | Mexico City, Mexico |
20:30 CST | Suárez 11' Martín 13' Valdez 36' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,731 Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
16 December 2020 Second leg | Atlanta United FC | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | América | Orlando, United States |
20:00 EDT | Conway 82' | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium [note 5] Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) | |
Note: The match was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] |
Semi-finals
19 December 2020 Semi-finals | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | América | Orlando, United States |
22:30 EDT | Vela 46', 47' Blessing 90+5' |
Report | Cáceres 12' | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
7 April 2021 First leg | Olimpia | 1–2 | América | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
20:00 CST |
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Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
14 April 2021 Second leg | América | 0–1 (2–2 agg.) | Olimpia | Mexico City, Mexico |
19:00 CDT |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
Quarter-finals
28 April 2021 First leg | Portland Timbers | v | América | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 PDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
5 May 2021 Second leg | América | v | Portland Timbers | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CDT | Stadium: Estadio Azteca |
Notes
- ^ América played their first two home games at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario due to renovation work being done to the Estadio Azteca.
- ^ All matches were played behind closed doors.
- ^ a b América were docked 3 points and Atlas were awarded a 3–0 victory by default after the league determined that Federico Viñas was an ineligible player on the bench after not appearing on the team sheet submitted for the match.[1]
- ^ The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[16]
- ^ This match was originally scheduled to take place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia
References
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- ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
- ^ https://www.gnp.com.mx/copa-gnp-por-mexico
- ^ "Club América ya tiene al "reemplazo" de Renato Ibarra; Miguel Herrera lo adelanta" (in Spanish). Milenio. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Oficial, Emilio Sanchez es el primer refuerzo de America para el Apertura 2020". bolavip.com (in Spanish). BolaVIP. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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- ^ "Oficial Haret Ortega es nuevo juegador del Toluca" (in Spanish). Pasión Águila. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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- ^ "Oficial: Jordan Silva, nuevo jugador del América" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Álvaro Fidalgo" (in Spanish). CD Castellón. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "América anuncia la salida de Santiago Cáseres" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "América oficializa otra baja, Luis Reyes pasa al Atlas" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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- ^ "Guard1anes 2020, un certamen con grandes cambios y medidas ante la nueva normalidad". ESPNDeportes.com.mx (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (November 10, 2020). "CONCACAF Champions League set to play out at Orlando in December bubble". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Concacaf suspends Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League with immediate effect". CONCACAF Champions League. 12 March 2020.