Guillermo Almada has called up 22 players for América’s final preseason match against Los Ángeles Galaxy, a last rehearsal before the club turns to Liga MX. The squad will take the field on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The match kicks off at 19:30 local time, or 20:30 in central Mexico, and it comes at the sharp end of the build-up to Apertura 2026. América opens the league on Saturday, July 18, when it visits Gallos Blancos at Estadio Corregidora de Querétaro in jornada 1, with kickoff set for 21 hours central Mexico time.
That timing is what gives this call-up its weight. A final preseason test is usually where a coach settles his plans, but the 22-player list leaves one question hanging: which names Almada chose to leave out, and whether that was about fitness, caution, or simply the shape of the week. With the opener now days away, every selection feels less like a friendly decision and more like the first real statement of the season.
The visit to Los Ángeles Galaxy is not just another exhibition. It is the bridge between a warm-up schedule and the pressure of the Apertura 2026, the kind of match that can reveal whether a squad is already close to its starting shape or still carrying a few loose ends. For América, the next real stop is not in the preseason calendar at all. It is the trip to Querétaro on July 18, and Almada’s 22 players now carry the burden of making this final tuneup count.
