2020–21 Club América season

América
2020–21 season
President	Santiago Baños
Manager	Miguel Herrera
Stadium	Estadio Azteca
Guardianes 2020	1st
Top goalscorer	League: ; Guardianes 2020:; Federico Viñas (3); All: ; Federico Viñas (3)
Home colours	Away colours

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	Name
Head coach	Miguel Herrera
Assistant coaches	Álvaro Galindo
	Gilberto Adame
	Oscar Escobar
Goalkeepers coach	José Torruco
Fitness coaches	Giber Becerra
Fitness coaches	José Rangel
Kinesiologist	Carlos Araujo
Masseurs	Jesús Zamudio
Masseurs	Octavio Luna
Doctors	Alfonso Díaz
Doctors	José Vázquez
Medical assistant	Christian Motta

Players

Squad information

No.	Pos.	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
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
16	DF	Luis Reyes	(1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 29)	2017	Atlas
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
22	DF	Paul Aguilar	(1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 34)	2011	Pachuca
29	DF	Adrián Goransch	(1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21)	2020	VfL Wolfsburg
Midfielders
5	MF	Santiago Cáseres	(1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 22)	2020	Villarreal (on loan)
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 (Winter)	Querétaro
11	MF	Andrés Ibargüen	(1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 28)	2018 (Winter)	Racing Club
14	MF	Nicolás Benedetti	(1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 23)	2019	Deportivo Cali
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
25	MF	Fernando González	(1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 26)	2019	Necaxa
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 (Winter)	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 27 July 2020.[1]
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.[2]

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

Summer

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	From	Fee	Notes	Source
29 May 2020	FW	Federico Viñas	21	Juventud	$1.9 million	Move became permanent on 1 July	[3]
15 June 2020	DF	Luis Reyes	29	Atlético San Luis	Loan return		[4]
23 June 2020	DF	Adrián Goransch	21	Zacatepec	Loan return		[5]
24 June 2020	MF	Emilio Sánchez	26	Tijuana	Loan return		[6]
29 July 2020	FW	Sergio Díaz	22	Real Madrid Castilla	On loan		[7]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Age	To	Fee	Source
15 June 2020	DF	Luis Fuentes	33	Tijuana	Loan return	[8]
17 June 2020	DF	Haret Ortega	20	Toluca	Loan	[9]
3 July 2020	MF	Renato Ibarra	29	Atlas	Loan	[10]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Guardianes 2020	27 July 2019	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	060.00
Clausura 2021	January 2021	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2021 CONCACAF Champions League	February 2021	TBD	Round of 16	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	060.00

Last updated: 17 August 2020

Source: Competitions

Liga MX

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	2	0	0	7	1	+6	1	1	1	4	6	−2

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	L
Position	7	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Guardianes 2020

Matches

27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) 1	Pachuca	1–2	América	Pachuca
20:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 0[note 1]

1 August 2020 2	América	4–0	Tijuana	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

7 August 2020 3	Necaxa	1-1	América	Aguascalientes
19:30 CT				Stadium: Estadio Victoria

13 August 2020 4	América	3-1	Santos Laguna	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

16 August 2020 5	Querétaro	v	América	Querétaro
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Corregidora

22 August 2020 6	América	v	Monterrey	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

29 August 2020 7	Atlético San Luis	v	América	San Luis Potosí
17:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras

6 September 2020 8	América	v	Mazatlán	Mexico City
17:30 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

8 September 2020 9	Puebla	v	América	Puebla
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc

12 September 2020 10	América	v	Toluca	Mexico City
19:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

19 September 2020 11	América	v	Guadalajara	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

27 September 2020 12	Cruz Azul	v	América	Mexico City
20:45 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

3 October 2020 13	América	v	UNAM	Mexico City
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

19 October 2020 14	León	v	América	León
21:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio León

24 October 2020 15	América	v	Atlas	Mexico City
22:00 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

1 November 2020 16	América	v	UANL	Mexico City
17:30 CT				Stadium: Estadio Azteca

6 November 2020 17	Juárez	v	América	Juárez
21:30 CT				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puebla	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Liguilla[lower-alpha 1]
2	UANL	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
3	Monterrey	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
4	Tijuana	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
5	Cruz Azul	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Advance to the Repechage[lower-alpha 2]
6	UNAM	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
7	América	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
8	Juárez	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Atlético San Luis	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
10	León	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
11	Guadalajara	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Querétaro	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
13	Pachuca	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
14	Toluca	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
15	Atlas	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
16	Santos Laguna	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
17	Mazatlán	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
18	Necaxa	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2020. Source: Liga MX
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Highest relegation coefficient; 7) Fair Play points
Notes:

The first four places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.
Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualify for the liguilla play-offs.

Notes

The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[11]

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References

"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: ¿Cuánto costó el fichaje de Federico Viñas?". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). SoyFutbol. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"América contempla a Luis Reyes en regreso al trabajo" (in Spanish). Milenio. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"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.
"NUEVO REFUERZO DEL CLUB AMÉRICA: SERGIO DÍAZ" (in Spanish). Club América. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Luis Fuentes se va del América; Miguel Herrera ya confirmó la noticia" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"Oficial Haret Ortega es nuevo juegador del Toluca" (in Spanish). Pasión Águila. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
"RENATO IBARRA: DURANTE COPA POR MÉXICO, AMÉRICA LO DESPIDIÓ Y ATLAS LE DIO BIENVENIDA". Record (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
"Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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[table_note_res_LIG0.76002316026018-13] The first four places in the table qualify for the Liguilla.

[table_note_res_REP0.76002316026018-14] Teams ranked 5th to 12th in the table qualify for the liguilla play-offs.

[Behind_closed_doors-12] The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[11]

[1] "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - América". LigaMX.net.

[2] ttps://www.gnp.com.mx/copa-gnp-por-mexico

[3] "Club América: ¿Cuánto costó el fichaje de Federico Viñas?". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). SoyFutbol. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[4] "América contempla a Luis Reyes en regreso al trabajo" (in Spanish). Milenio. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[5] "Club América ya tiene al "reemplazo" de Renato Ibarra; Miguel Herrera lo adelanta" (in Spanish). Milenio. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[6] "Oficial, Emilio Sanchez es el primer refuerzo de America para el Apertura 2020". bolavip.com (in Spanish). BolaVIP. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

[7] "NUEVO REFUERZO DEL CLUB AMÉRICA: SERGIO DÍAZ" (in Spanish). Club América. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[8] "Luis Fuentes se va del América; Miguel Herrera ya confirmó la noticia" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[9] "Oficial Haret Ortega es nuevo juegador del Toluca" (in Spanish). Pasión Águila. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[10] "RENATO IBARRA: DURANTE COPA POR MÉXICO, AMÉRICA LO DESPIDIÓ Y ATLAS LE DIO BIENVENIDA". Record (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[behind_closed_doors-11] "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.