What do América need to reach the Clausura 2026 semi-finals? | OneFootball

This Sunday, Las Águilas will visit Pumas with the goal of qualifying for the Clausura 2026 semifinal.

The first leg ended in a 3-3 draw in a match where Las Águilas were clearly superior, but individual mistakes were costing them the series.

Fortunately, Pumas also made mistakes, and that allowed América to get fully back into the game and equalize 3-3 in a playoff-worthy clash.

It is clear that Pumas comes in as the strong favorite to win the series, as everything is in its favor; they had the best short tournament in their history, finished as leaders, and will also be closing the series at home.

But if the first leg made anything clear, it is that beyond not having a good semester and the multiple injuries, América is not going to give up and will fight for that spot until the end.

On paper, we see the best Pumas of the regular season in short tournaments against the worst América of the last decade, as the last time Las Águilas earned so few points in the regular season was in Apertura 2017.

What does América need to advance to the semifinal?

Las Águilas absolutely must win in order to advance to the semifinal stage.

Any other result would favor Pumas; whether it is a loss or a draw, Club Universitario would go through, because the tiebreaker criterion is position in the table.

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