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2020–21 Club América season

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.

América
2020–21 season
PresidentSantiago Baños
ManagerMiguel Herrera
(until 21 December)
Santiago Solari
(from 29 December)
StadiumEstadio Azteca
Estadio Olímpico Universitario (from 1–13 August)[note 1]
Guardianes 20203rd
Quarter-finals
Guardianes 20212nd
Quarter-finals
2020 CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemi-finals
2021 CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Guardianes 2020:
Henry Martín (8)
Guardianes 2021:
Henry Martín (7)
All:
Henry Martín (16)
Average home league attendance0[note 2]
Biggest winAmérica 4–0 Tijuana
(1 August 2020)
Biggest defeatQuerétaro 4–1 América
(16 August 2020)
Atlas 3–0 América
(20 February 2021)[note 3]

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
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 edit

Squad information edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
13 GK   Guillermo Ochoa (1985-07-13)13 July 1985 (aged 35) 2019   Standard Liège
27 GK   Óscar Jiménez (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 31) 2017   Chiapas
Defenders
2 DF   Luis Fuentes (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 33) 2020 Free Agent
3 DF   Jorge Sánchez (1997-12-10)10 December 1997 (aged 22) 2018   Santos Laguna
4 DF   Sebastián Cáceres (1999-08-18)18 August 1999 (aged 20) 2020   Liverpool
18 DF   Bruno Valdez (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 27) 2016   Cerro Porteño
19 DF   Emanuel Aguilera (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) 2018   Tijuana
25 DF   Jordan Silva (1994-07-30)30 July 1994 (aged 26) 2021   Tijuana (on loan)
29 DF   Adrián Goransch (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21) 2020   VfL Wolfsburg
32 DF   Bryan Colula (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 24) 2020   Tijuana
Midfielders
5 MF   Pedro Aquino (1995-04-13)13 April 1995 (aged 25) 2021   León
7 MF   Leonardo Suárez (1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 23) 2020   Villarreal
8 MF   Alonso Escoboza (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 27) 2020   Querétaro
14 MF   Nicolás Benedetti (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 23) 2019   Deportivo Cali
16 MF   Alan Medina (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 23) 2021   Toluca (on loan)
17 MF   Sebastián Córdova (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 23) 2016 Youth system
20 MF   Richard Sánchez (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 22) 2019   Olimpia
22 MF   Álvaro Fidalgo (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 23) 2021   Castellón (on loan)
23 MF   Antonio López (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 23) 2019 Youth system
28 MF   Mauro Lainez (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 24) 2020   Tijuana (on loan)
31 MF   Emilio Sánchez (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 26) 2014 Youth system
Forwards
6 FW   Sergio Díaz (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 22) 2020   Real Madrid Castilla (on loan)
9 FW   Roger Martínez (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 26) 2018   Jiangsu Suning
10 FW   Giovani dos Santos (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 31) 2019   LA Galaxy
21 FW   Henry Martín (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 27) 2018   Tijuana
24 FW   Federico Viñas (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 22) 2019   Juventud
30 FW   Nicolás Castillo (1993-02-14)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 edit

Club América preceded their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa por México, 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
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 edit

Summer edit

In edit

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
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 edit

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
17 June 2020 DF   Haret Ortega 20   Toluca Loan [7]
3 July 2020 MF   Renato Ibarra 29   Atlas Loan [8]

Winter edit

In edit

Date

Pos. Player Age From Fee Notes Source
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 edit

Date

Pos. Player Age To Fee Notes Source
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 edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Guardianes 2020 27 July 2020 28 November 2020 Matchday 1 Quarter-finals 19 9 5 5 32 25 +7 047.37
Guardianes 2021 9 January 2021 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 Quarter-finals 19 13 2 4 31 19 +12 068.42
2021 CONCACAF Champions League 7 April 2021 28 October 2021 Round of 16 Runners-up 7 4 1 2 10 5 +5 057.14
Total 45 26 8 11 73 49 +24 057.78

Last updated: 29 October 2021
Source: Competitions

Liga MX edit

Further information: 2020–21 Liga MX season

Guardianes 2020 edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWDWLLWWWDWDDLWWD
Position71111444343335422
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Guardianes 2021 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 13 2 4 31 19  +12 41 8 1 0 18 7  +11 5 1 4 13 12  +1

Source: Match reports

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAA
ResultWLWDWWLWWWWWWWDLW
Position57553232222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2021. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Guardianes 2020 edit

Main article: 2020–21 Liga MX season

Matches edit

27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) 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 Ramos
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 edit

Main article: Guardianes 2020 Liga MX final phase
Quarterfinals edit
25 November 2020 First leg 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 Second leg América 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Guadalajara Mexico City, Mexico
21:06 CT Martín   75' Report Calderón   31', 72' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Jorge Pérez Durán

Guardianes 2021 edit

Main article: 2020–21 Liga MX season

Matches edit

9 January 2021 1 América 2–1 Atlético San Luis Mexico City
21:00 CT
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Alejandro Funk Villafañe
16 January 2021 2 Monterrey 1–0 América Guadalupe
21:00 CT
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
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles
6 February 2021 5 América 1–0 Puebla Mexico City
19:00 CT
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: César Ramos
13 February 2021 6 América 2–1 Querétaro Mexico City
19:00 CT
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
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
Barragán   40' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo
10 April 2021 14 UANL 1–3 América San Nicolás
21:05 CT
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: César Ramos
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 0–1 América Mexico City
21:00 CT
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: César Ramos

Liguilla edit

Main article: Guardianes 2021 Liga MX final phase
Quarterfinals edit
13 May 2021 First leg Pachuca 3–1 América Pachuca, Mexico
19:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 9,053
Referee: Eduardo Galván Basulto
16 May 2021 Second leg América 4–2
(5–5 agg.)		 Pachuca Mexico City
21:00 CT
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 16,564
Referee: Fernando Guerrero

2020 CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 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 quarter-finals.

Round of 16 edit

The Round of 16 was played during the 2019–20 Club América season.

Quarter-finals edit

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 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16 edit

7 April 2021 First leg Olimpia   1–2   América Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 CST
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
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Quarter-finals edit

28 April 2021 First leg Portland Timbers   1–1   América Portland, United States
19:00 PDT Mora   19',   90+7' (pen.)
Župarić   40'
Bravo   52'
D. Chará   87'		 Report Suárez   33'
Martínez   45+1' (pen.),   82'
Aquino   61'
Fuentes   70'
Sánchez   71'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
5 May 2021 Second leg América   3–1
(4–2 agg.)		   Portland Timbers Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CDT Viñas   21',   59' (pen.)
Suárez   70'		 Valeri   64' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Iván Barton

Notes edit

  1. ^ América played their first two home games at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario due to renovation work being done to the Estadio Azteca.
  2. ^ All matches were played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ 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. América had initially won the match 2–0.[1]
  4. ^ The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[16]
  5. ^ This match was originally scheduled to take place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia

References edit

  1. ^ "Resolución de la Comisión Disciplinaria" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.
  3. ^ "Copa GNP por México".
  4. ^ "Club América ya tiene al "reemplazo" de Renato Ibarra; Miguel Herrera lo adelanta" (in Spanish). Milenio. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Oficial, Emilio Sanchez es el primer refuerzo de America para el Apertura 2020". bolavip.com (in Spanish). BolaVIP. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ^ "NUEVO REFUERZO DEL CLUB AMÉRICA: SERGIO DÍAZ" (in Spanish). Club América. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Oficial Haret Ortega es nuevo juegador del Toluca" (in Spanish). Pasión Águila. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. ^ "RENATO IBARRA: DURANTE COPA POR MÉXICO, AMÉRICA LO DESPIDIÓ Y ATLAS LE DIO BIENVENIDA". Record (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mauro Lainez, primer refuerzo del América para Clausura 2021" (in Spanish). AS.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). Club América. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Oficial: Jordan Silva, nuevo jugador del América" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Álvaro Fidalgo" (in Spanish). CD Castellón. February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "América anuncia la salida de Santiago Cáseres" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ "América oficializa otra baja, Luis Reyes pasa al Atlas" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  15. ^ "América: Andrés Ibargüen es anunciado como jugador de Santos" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ Marshall, Tom (November 10, 2020). "CONCACAF Champions League set to play out at Orlando in December bubble". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Concacaf suspends Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League with immediate effect". CONCACAF Champions League. 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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