América to face Philadelphia Union in the 2026 Concacaf Round of 16 | OneFootball

We now know who Club América's opponent will be in the Round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2026.

The Philadelphia Union from MLS is the club that will face the eagles in the aforementioned round; they arrive after a resounding 12-0 aggregate victory against Defence Force, a club that simply did not show up in the series.

For its part, América qualified for this round after defeating Olimpia of Honduras 2-1 on aggregate.

A precedent between both in Concachampions.

In the 2021 edition, both teams faced each other in the semifinals of the international tournament with a clear victory for the eagles by a 4-0 aggregate score.

The first leg was won by the eagles with a 2-0 at the Azteca Stadium with goals from Richard Sánchez and Emanuel Aguilera, while in the second leg, they repeated the score in Philadelphia with goals from Nicolás Benedetti and Henry Martín.

When will the series be played?

The first leg will be played on Wednesday, March 10 at Subaru Park in Philadelphia, with the time to be determined.

The return leg will be on Wednesday, March 18 of the same month, at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.

The winner will advance to the quarterfinals to face the winner of the other match between Inter Miami and Nashville SC.

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