América 3-1 San Diego – the Eagles start Leagues Cup 2026 with a win | OneFootball

América kicked off the Leagues Cup 2026 with a home win over San Diego.

This was the starting XI: Rodolfo Cota, Sebastián Cáceres, Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez, Cristian Borja, Alan Cervantes, Ícaro da Conceicao, Erick Sánchez, Brian Rodríguez, Isaías Violante, and Henry Martín.

10′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Brian Rodríguez opens the scoring against San Diego with a great individual play.

In the first half, América dominated possession and created several dangerous chances in front of the opponent’s goal, but the rival also had its opportunities; Rodolfo Cota had to come up big a couple of times to prevent the equalizer.

32′ AMÉRICA GOAL – A great play by Brian Rodríguez ends with an assist and a goal by Erick Sánchez.

45′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Isaías Violante gets the third after another assist from Brian Rodríguez.

A very positive first half from América; there were a few moments where they were careless at the back, but the América goalkeeper came up huge to keep out any goals.

58′ Substitutions – On: Alejandro Cárdenas and Alexis Gutiérrez – Off: Henry Martín and Ícaro da Conceicao.

The second half was not ideal for América. While it’s true they seemed to have the match under control, with every passing minute the opponent looked more dangerous, and América was no longer creating the scoring chances we saw in the first 45 minutes.

61′ San Diego goal – They beat the América defense over the top and Bombino pulls one back on the scoreboard.

74′ Substitution – On: Diego Arriaga – Off: Brian Rodríguez.

Brian Rodríguez had a great first half and was clearly América’s standout player, but unfortunately he disappeared in the second half.

85′ Substitutions – On: Raphael Veiga and Dagoberto Espinosa – Off: Erick Sánchez and Isaías Violante.

It’s important to start this tournament with a win, especially at home; a spectacular first half from the team with some defensive lapses, and a much weaker second half, although they improved toward the end of the match.

América’s next match will be away to the Portland Timbers this Sunday

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