Preview: Cruz Azul v América – third Clásico of the season underway | OneFootball

Club América will visit Cruz Azul tonight in a match for the 13th round of the Apertura 2025.

The Eagles are in excellent form, coming into this match with a streak of four games without a loss in the league. During this period, they have achieved a draw against Rayados and three consecutive victories over San Luis, Pumas, and Santos.

Thanks to these results, the azulcrema team remains in the second position of the general table, just one point below the leader Toluca. The fight for the top spot seems to be centered among four teams: Toluca, América, Rayados, and Cruz Azul.

On the other hand, Cruz Azul arrives with some questions, having secured only one victory in their last three matches, including an unexpected draw at home against Querétaro, one of the teams with the worst performance in the tournament.

Everything points to a high-voltage duel, as a loss for either team would mean falling behind in the tournament standings. Therefore, both teams must come out determined to seek the three points.

Recent encounters between both teams

Players ruled out for this match.

José Zúñiga, Isaías Violante, and Henry Martín are completely ruled out; José and Isaías with muscle injuries, while Henry is still in the recovery process, which unfortunately has taken much longer than expected.

The players in doubt are Alejandro Zendejas and Ramón Juárez, both suffered muscle injuries with their respective national teams during the FIFA Date; it is unlikely that Zendejas will participate, while Ramón is expected to be in the squad.

The probable lineup for this match.

In goal will be Luis Ángel Malagón.

In central defense, we would see Igor Lichnovsky alongside Sebastián Cáceres; on the right flank, Kevin Álvarez and on the left, Cristian Borja.

In midfield, Israel Reyes as a defensive midfielder and slightly ahead Álvaro Fidalgo alongside Alexis Gutiérrez.

And in the offensive zone, Allan Saint-Maximin on the left wing, Brian Rodríguez on the right, and Rodrigo Aguirre as the center forward.

The uniform América will wear:

Where to watch the match?

The match will be at 09:00 PM (Central Mexico Time) and can be watched on Canal 5, TUDN, VIX Premium, and Layvtime. In the United States, it will be on TUDN USA.

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