América will go into its match against Santos Laguna without any suspended players, giving Guillermo Almada a full available group for a game that carries added importance in the club’s new stage under its new coach.
The biggest availability update is Alan Cervantes, who is back after serving a one-match suspension. Cervantes was sent off against Querétaro and then missed the next match, a 1-1 draw with Atlante, but he is now available again for Almada. That means América has already cleared the only discipline issue specifically mentioned in this run of matches.
What it means for América
That is a useful development for a team trying to settle in after replacing André Jardine with Guillermo Almada. América opened Almada’s tenure with a 1-0 win against Querétaro before drawing with Atlante, and now it heads into America Vs Santos Laguna with no suspended players to manage.
The timing matters because América has not advanced beyond the quarterfinals in either of the last two semesters mentioned here. In Apertura 2025, Club de Fútbol Monterrey eliminated América in the quarterfinals, and in Clausura 2026, Pumas de la UNAM knocked it out in the quarterfinals with a 6-6 aggregate score.
For Almada, having the full group available removes one variable before a match that can help define the early shape of this new era. The team still has to produce the result, of course, but it will do so without any suspension absences in the way.
For more on the midfielder’s status, see Alan Cervantes cleared for America Vs Santos Laguna: América finally get one suspension headache out of the way.
