Veiga, ex-Palmeiras, sets up a goal but América lose again | OneFootball

FC Juárez was efficient in the decisive moments and defeated América 2-1 this Wednesday (03/05), at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, in the ninth round of the Liga MX (Clausura 2026).

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Despite the negative result, midfielder Raphael Veiga, formerly of Palmeiras, had a good performance, with 1 assist, 3 key passes, as well as good accuracy in passes and crosses into the opponent’s box.

How the match went

The visiting team opened the scoring just 5 minutes in with Jairo Torres, and held off América’s pressure for much of the match. Dominating possession (67%), the home team tried to set the pace but struggled to turn their dominance into clear chances.

After the break, América improved and equalized in the 69th minute. Alejandro Zendejas scored after a play set up by Raphael Veiga’s assist, who was one of the team’s standouts despite the defeat.

The equalizer gave América the feeling that a comeback was possible, but Juárez was clinical at the end. Already in stoppage time, at 90’+3, Guilherme Castilho stepped up to decide the match and put the visitors back in front, sealing the 2-1 win.

Despite having more shots (14 to 11), América lagged behind in quality opportunity indicators: the footage shows Juárez with a wide advantage in big chances (7 to 1), which helps explain the result despite having less possession.

Standings

With this result, the table shows América – coached by Brazilian manager André Jardine – in 9th place with 11 points, and Juárez in 12th place with 10 points, closing in on the mid-table battle.

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