América fail to learn: Three knockouts after defensive switches | OneFootball

América was eliminated from the Apertura 2025 after conceding a goal in the last minutes of the match against Monterrey in a series they had in the bag.

The Eagles were winning 2-0, a score that was enough to advance to the next round, and just in the final minutes, the opponent found the goal that allowed them to snatch the ticket from Club América.

But something that no one understood was one of André Jardine's substitutions; in the 74th minute, he decided to send in Ramón Juárez instead of Rodrigo Aguirre to 'close' the match, and this ended up costing them the ticket as it allowed the opponent to push forward and find the only play they needed.

But this is not the first time this has happened to André Jardine; in fact, it's the third time this year he did something similar and ended up losing the elimination round.

Quarterfinals against Cruz Azul in the Concachampions.

In the quarterfinals against Cruz Azul for the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Eagles had the ticket in the bag for the next round in the 57th minute, and after this, André Jardine decided to 'secure' the match by bringing in Néstor Araujo instead of Diego Valdés; in the 84th minute, Cruz Azul scored the goal that allowed them to advance, leaving América eliminated.

Club World Cup Play-in against LAFC.

América was winning 1-0 in the 87th minute, and André Jardine decided to make defensive changes just before a corner kick, bringing in Miguel Vázquez and Cristian Calderón instead of Alejandro Zendejas and Rodrigo Aguirre; just a minute later, they tied the elimination round and ended up losing in extra time.

Quarterfinals against Monterrey in Liga MX.

And we return to tonight's match; they were dominating the game, and at the 74th minute, he decided to take out Rodrigo Aguirre to bring in Ramón Juárez; and well, we already know how the story ended.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.