Likely line-up to face Mazatlán – Apertura 2025 | OneFootball

América visits Mazatlán in the penultimate round of the Apertura 2025.

The Águilas come into this match after a painful defeat against Cruz Azul, in which they performed very poorly, leaving many doubts not only in football terms, but also regarding the physical condition of the players.

It seems that the FIFA break ends up destabilizing the whole team, because the same thing happened to the squad during the previous international break. They returned after being undefeated and played a terrible match against Chivas, losing that game; this time it was the same, the team was on the rise with three consecutive victories, and after the FIFA break, they collapsed and gave a very poor impression.

The current opponent, Puebla, has been the worst team of the tournament with just eight points earned and, moreover, they have the worst defense in the championship, conceding 32 goals in 13 matches.

On paper, this should be an ideal opponent to get back to winning three points; we are talking not only about the worst team in the tournament, but also the worst away team, having earned just one point in six away matches.

The probable lineup for this match.

In goal will be Luis Ángel Malagón.

In central defense we would see Ramón Juárez alongside Sebastián Cáceres; on the right side, Israel Reyes and on the left, Cristian Borja.

In midfield, Israel Reyes would be returning and a bit further forward, Álvaro Fidalgo and Alexis Gutiérrez.

And in the attacking zone, there would be Allan Saint-Maximin on the left, Brian Rodríguez on the right, and as center forward, Patricio Salas.

The reason why ‘Pato’ could play is because the Águilas need 125 minutes to comply with the youth player rule, and in the current squad, only Miguel Vázquez and Patricio Salas meet the required minutes.

You can also read: América’s absentees for the visit to Mazatlán

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