América's omissions for the liguilla clash with Pumas | OneFootball

Club América will face Pumas this Sunday in what will be the start of the Clausura 2026 playoffs.

This will be the 17th consecutive playoff appearance for Las Águilas, and the team will look to leave behind the poor regular season they had by taking on the team that finished atop the regular-season standings.

There is a recent precedent of América entering the playoffs in eighth place and going on to win the tournament; this happened in the Apertura 2023 when they came in at that spot, although the ‘Play-in’ still existed at that time, so they had to eliminate Xolos, Toluca, Cruz Azul, and win the final against Monterrey.

But beyond that, we cannot deny that this time Pumas comes in as the favorite to win the series, especially against an América side that has been very inconsistent and has particularly struggled to score goals, something it needs if it wants to advance to the semifinals.

In any case, a very evenly matched series is expected, and it would not be surprising if there are few goals as well.

The players ruled out for this match.

América will have four absences for the entire Clausura 2026 playoffs.

The first two are the already known absences of Víctor Dávila and Luis Malagón, as both suffered serious injuries that will keep them out for the rest of 2026.

And just before the playoffs, two more were added: Israel Reyes, who was called up by the Mexican National Team for the training camp they will hold ahead of the World Cup, and José Zúñiga, who suffered a fractured collarbone in training.

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