América's absentees for their clash with Juárez – Apertura 2026 | OneFootball

This Friday, Las Águilas will face Juárez in a Matchday 5 clash of the Apertura 2026.

Las Águilas have had a much better start to the tournament than expected, remaining unbeaten in seven matches played, with five wins and two draws.

In addition, in those matches they secured a spot in the Leagues Cup Quarterfinals and remain the leaders of the Apertura 2026 with 10 points out of a possible 12.

The opponent this time, Juárez, has had a terrible start to the tournament with four defeats (Puebla, Chivas, Pumas, and Monterrey), having the worst defense in the tournament with 13 goals conceded, although Pumas and Monterrey alone scored 11 of those 13.

But their Leagues Cup performance was not bad at all; they managed to get two wins (Minnesota and Vancouver), but were eliminated after being thrashed in the final matchday by Real Salt Lake.

It is a fact that América is the favorite to win the match, but that does not mean it will be an easy game; Juárez has already shown that it has the level to compete, although it is clear that its biggest weakness is in defense.

América’s absences for this match.

Alejandro Zendejas: Las Águilas’ No. 10 is still in recovery, and if all goes well he would return during the month of September.

Luis Malagón: He has already recovered from his injury and even got minutes with the U-21 team over the past weekend, but the idea is for him to keep regaining match fitness; his return with the first team would be at the end of the month.

José Zúñiga: “La Pantera” is practically not in the coaching staff’s plans, so it is very likely that he will end up leaving the team.

Miguel Borja: He has only just arrived at América, so his debut with the team will take at least a couple of weeks.

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