America and Chivas will face each other in the final match of the trilogy of classics scheduled in one week. This last duel corresponds to the second leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions Cup and will take place at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes. The Eagles were favored for these three matches, but so far things have not gone as they expected.
In the first leg of the round of 16, the Sacred Herd took the victory thanks to an own goal by Sebastián Cáceres. Despite America having moments of good play, they could not overcome Raúl Rangel and ended up losing. The blue-and-creams need to win by two goals to advance to the quarter-finals, while any draw would favor Chivas due to the away goal rule.
After this match, both teams faced each other last Saturday in Liga MX. America chose to rest its best players for the second leg of the Concachampions and fielded an alternate team, managing a scoreless draw against Chivas, who made some modifications to their scheme. Both teams have everything on the line in this match, with America's elimination being more impactful given their position as three-time champions of Mexican football and the squad difference with Chivas.
"The fight goes on," the teams declare ahead of this decisive encounter at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City.
