América vs Juárez finished 1–1 for their Apertura 2025 lid-lifter. Zendejas scored the first goal for América; Juárez answered late. See lineups, stats, and highlights.
FC Juárez welcomed Club América el Week1 De La Apertura 2025 de la LigaMX al Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. The most recent league powerhouses, Club América, drew a Juárez team that had rebuilt to make a playoff push in the Clausura. It was the next installment of their local feud, with América having enjoyed a historically lopsided head-to-head edge but Juárez coming into its own with each rendezvous.
⚽ América vs Juárez Match Summary
Juárez went ahead at 39′ through a left footed finish by Alejandro Zendejas, a FCDallas Academy product who are now a key winger for América – doing so against his hometown team.
Club América evened the score in the 80th minute through Nicolás Pizarro, who closed out a 1–1 draw after Juárez captain Sánchez was issued a red card in the 73rd minute.
📋 Lineups & Key Performers
FC Juárez (manager MartínVarini): A standard 4‑2‑3‑1 with veteran Sebastián Jurado in goal.
Club América (manager André Jardine) Featured Slider 4‑3‑3, Zendejas out on the wing in the No.10 shirt, the fulcrum of all passing moves through the midfield. Zendejas has continued his good form – he has 35 goals in 127 appearances for América and was named Player of the Month for January. Zendejas’ former FCDallas teammate Weston McKennie also spoke highly of Zendejas and publicly supported the move.
📚 Tactical Breakdown & Analysis
Juárez pressed high, had a lot of the ball early — and did create real danger before the break. América And even after Pizarro’s equalizer, América, even down a man, managed the game well. Zendejas’s goal was an example of the winger finish; Pizarro’s goal showed América, late, with a little space to function.
América’s opening-round drop stings — they are still the favorites to capture their 16th title, but Juárez are showing they won’t go down without a fight. Juárez will hope to get the ball rolling for the season at home and the visitors to have been playing through the Clausura playoffs will be eager to do so. Zendejas is still quite important to América’s dreams and USMNT hopefuls.