Guillermo Almada will take charge of Club América for the first time on Saturday, July 18, when the team visits Querétaro at estadio La Corregidora. It is the kind of debut that changes the mood around a club at once: a new coach, a fresh start and immediate pressure to show that the reset means something.
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Almada steps into a team that needs a better answer than the one it gave in the last two semesters. Club América was eliminated in the quarterfinals in Apertura 2025 and again in the Clausura 2026, when Pumas de la UNAM advanced after a 6-6 aggregate tie. Those exits pushed the club to move on from André Jardine, even though he had been its most successful coach before Almada arrived.
That is the backdrop for a first match that is more than a formality. Querétaro will try to hand Club América its first defeat under Almada, and it will do so against a side that is already short-handed. Luis Ángel Malagón is out because of injury, and Alejandro Zendejas is unavailable for the same reason. For a club that has been criticized by some fans for not adding enough hierarchy, the margin for error is thinner than usual.
There is also a reason Almada’s appointment has drawn attention beyond the immediate result. He is known for working with lower-profile players, which gives this first test a different feel from a routine opener. If Club América responds well at La Corregidora, the conversation will shift quickly from the coaching change itself to whether the team can turn those two quarterfinal exits into something better before the season settles in.
The one thing no one has been given yet is the kickoff time, and that leaves the schedule itself as the last unanswered piece around a match that already carries plenty of weight. What is certain is the setting, the new coach and the pressure that comes with both.
