Preview: Mazatlán v Club América – the Eagles chase top spot | OneFootball

The Eagles will be facing Mazatlán this Saturday at Estadio El Encanto for matchday 15 of the Apertura 2025.

The team arrives at this match after struggling to defeat the last place on the table, Puebla, a club that was even superior to the azulcremas for large portions of the game.

This has raised many doubts within the team, especially after they previously lost to Cruz Azul in another match where they did not show a good performance.

Now they have to face another team that is at the bottom of the table, but has been strong at home with only one loss in seven matches played.

For América, there is no other option but to win the match, as otherwise, they could be out of the race for the lead, remembering that there are only three points between the first place, which is Toluca, and the fifth, which is Cruz Azul.

Recent encounters between both teams

Players unavailable for this match.

The Eagles will have six absences for this match against Mazatlán.

The first is the one we all know, Dagoberto Espinoza, who tore his ligaments and will be back by mid-next year.

The rest of the injured players are Alejandro Zendejas, Isaías Violante, José Zúñiga, Henry Martín, and Erick Sánchez; it is expected that all will be back for the last matchday.

The case of Henry Martín is the most delicate, as he has previously been well and when he returns, he gets injured, so they are taking it slowly with him.

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 flank Israel Reyes and on the left, Cristian Borja.

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

And in the offensive 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' might play is because the Eagles need 125 minutes to comply with the youth rule, and in the current squad, only Miguel Vázquez and Patricio Salas meet the minutes requirement.

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 Azteca 7 and FOX One. In the United States, it will be on TUDN USA.

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