América's likely line-up to face Portland – Leagues Cup | OneFootball

This Sunday, Club América will face the Portland Timbers in what will be Matchday 2 of the 2026 Leagues Cup.

Las Águilas come into this one after defeating San Diego at the Estadio Azteca, in a match they dominated comfortably and in which they even had the luxury of slowing the pace once the win was already secured.

Now they must face the Portland Timbers, a club that sits mid-table in MLS with very inconsistent form, a strong attack, but a defense that leaves plenty of gaps, and that is exactly what we saw in their match against Puebla, which they ended up winning 5-2, but which could easily have finished 5-4.

This will be the fourth official match between the two sides; the first came in the 2021 Concachampions, when Club América eliminated the U.S. club with a 4-1 aggregate score in the quarterfinals. The most recent meeting was in last year’s Leagues Cup, with the match ending in a draw and América winning on penalties.

The probable lineup for this match.

In goal will be Rodolfo Cota.

The center-back pairing would remain Israel Reyes and Sebastián Cáceres; at right back, Kevin Álvarez, and on the left, Cristian Borja.

In midfield is where there would be a change, with Raphael Veiga coming in for Ícaro da Conceicao, pushing Erick Sánchez back to play alongside Alan Cervantes in midfield.

And in attack, Brian Rodríguez on the left, Isaías Violante on the right, and Henry Martín as center forward.

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