Henry Martín's apology to América fans | OneFootball

Henry Martín was a very important player in securing the historic three-peat, even managing to place himself among the top scorers in playoff history.

But starting in 2025, the América striker began suffering several injuries that kept him from playing, and those issues carried over into 2026, causing him to miss almost all of the Clausura 2026.

But unfortunately, he became the villain in the Quarterfinals against Pumas; in the 87th minute, he had the chance at his feet to send Las Águilas through to the next round, but he missed the decisive penalty by hitting the ball off the post.

Because of this, the criticism was immediate, and after everything he has gone through over the last year and a half, many have called for his departure. But Henry Martín shared a message on his social media to apologize and assure everyone that they will try to win titles again.

These were Henry Martín’s words:

“I’m having a very hard time finding the words. These have been very difficult days, and there hasn’t been a single moment when I haven’t thought about that penalty. It hurts so much. It hurts because of my teammates, because of the enormous effort this team made, but above all because of you, who never stopped believing.

I know what this club represents. I know what it means to put on this jersey and defend these colors. That’s why I know I let you down. There are no excuses, no words that can change what happened. There are plays that stay in your mind forever... and this is one of them.

I’m not going to hide. I have to accept the responsibility, as captain, as an América player, and as someone who deeply loves this club. I understand your anger, your sadness, and your disappointment, because I feel it too. It hurts me to fail fans who always deserve to celebrate championships.

I want to sincerely ask for your forgiveness. Forgive me for not being able to give you that joy you deserved. Forgive me because I know how much we dreamed of another historic night, and we came so close to achieving it. And I want to thank you. Thank you for never abandoning us. Thank you for cheering us on when everything seemed lost. Thank you for showing once again why América’s fans are the greatest. Seeing how the stadium kept believing after being down 3-0 is something I will never forget.

This team showed pride, character, and heart to get back up when many had already counted us out. That’s why I know we will come back stronger, we will win again the titles this institution deserves. Because if there is one thing América has, it’s that it never, ever gives up. Thank you, americanistas. We will fly again.”

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