América off to a dreadful start, matching their 2001 record | OneFootball

Club América has had a start to the Clausura 2026 completely contrary to what was expected when the tournament schedule was seen.

The first match was a draw against Xolos with zero goals, and although the result wasn't entirely bad, considering the synthetic field and the good opponent at hand, the team's performance was quite criticized for not being able to generate even a clear goal opportunity.

It was expected that this would change in the match of the second round against San Luis, but not only did it not happen, they also suffered a painful defeat; however, we can also consider the early expulsion of Ramón Juárez as a situation that significantly affected them, and it is true.

But in the first 20 minutes when they were 11vs11, América was only able to create one goal opportunity, and it was after an individual spark from Saint-Maximin who set up the ball for Rodrigo Aguirre, and he hit the post.

They hadn't gone without a goal in the first rounds since 2001.

We have to go back to the Winter 2001 tournament to remember the last time América went the first two rounds without scoring a single goal. On that occasion, they started the tournament with a goalless draw against Pachuca and subsequently lost away to Pachuca 2-0.

In that tournament, they were left out of the playoffs with 24 points, finishing in ninth position for the season.

The goalless streak ended in the third round when they drew 1-1 with Irapuato; therefore, if América does not score against Pachuca in the Clausura 2026, it will be the worst streak in the history of short tournaments for the team.

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