Club America 1-2 Pachuca: Pachuca End Leaders’ Home Unbeaten Run

Pachuca beat Club America 2-1 at Estadio Banorte on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in Jornada 14 of the Liga MX Apertura 2026.

The result gave Club America their first home defeat of the tournament. Pachuca ended a five-match winless run in the league.

Alan Bautista put Pachuca ahead in the 12th minute. Henry Martin equalized in the 46th minute, and Oussama Idrissi scored the winner in the 74th minute.

Club America vs Pachuca Match Recap

Pachuca opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Bautista scored with a right-foot shot from outside the area after an Erick Sanchez error, and Pachuca led 1-0.

Sergio Barreto was booked for Pachuca in the 19th minute.

Referee Maximiliano Quintero Hernandez awarded Pachuca a penalty in the 20th to 21st minute for a Luis Angel Malagon challenge on Jorge Berlanga.

VAR reviewed the play and the penalty was overturned. Malagon had played the ball first, so no penalty was taken and the score stayed 1-0.

In the same stoppage, a possible red card for Carlos Alvarez was also checked. Alvarez had covered his mouth while speaking to Sergio Barreto.

The review ended with no red card and no card of any kind for Alvarez.

The first half finished 1-0 to Pachuca. Dagoberto Espinoza replaced Franco Rossano for Club America at the break.

Club America equalized in the 46th minute, 30 to 45 seconds after the restart. Erick Sanchez assisted Henry Martin, who finished from close range to make it 1-1.

Espinoza was booked in the 56th minute. Miguel Borja then replaced Carlos Alvarez in the 59th minute, and Edwin Cerrillo replaced Israel Reyes.

Vallejo was booked in the 64th minute, Isais replaced Pizarro in the 68th minute, and Erick Sanchez was booked in the 69th minute.

Isaias Violante replaced Oscar Perea for Club America in the 72nd minute.

Pachuca retook the lead in the 74th minute. Salomon Rondon assisted Idrissi, who scored with a right-foot shot from outside the area to make it 2-1.

Robert Kenedy replaced Vallejo for Pachuca in the 75th minute. Ian Zavala then replaced Bautista in the 76th minute.

Rondon headed wide in the 81st minute and did not score. Alejandro Cardenas replaced Henry Martin for Club America that same minute.

Pachuca made two changes in the 84th minute. Pedro Budib replaced Francisco Venegas, and Sebastian Santos replaced Berlanga.

Borja shot off target in the third minute of stoppage time. He then had a header saved by Carlos Moreno in the final minute.

There were no red cards in the match. No penalty was taken, and no goal was disallowed.

Match Stats

Club America finished with more shots, shots on target and corners. Moreno made four saves for Pachuca.

Starting Lineups

Club America: Luis Malagon; Kevin Alvarez, Santiago Bueno, Santiago Ramos Mingo, Franco Rossano; Israel Reyes, Erick Sanchez; Oscar Perea, Carlos Alvarez, Brian Rodriguez; Henry Martin.

Pachuca: Carlos Moreno; Jorge Berlanga, Sergio Barreto, Eduardo Bauermann, Francisco Venegas; Christian Rivera, Alan Bautista; Javier Nicolas Vallejo, Rodolfo Pizarro, Oussama Idrissi; Salomon Rondon.

Guillermo Almada coached Club America in this match. Benjamin Mora coached Pachuca.

Three Takeaways From Club America vs Pachuca

1. Pachuca ended their winless run with another away win

This was Pachuca’s first league win since Jornada 8, ending their five-match winless run.

All four of Pachuca’s league wins this tournament have come away from home.

Pachuca also scored against Club America for the first time in five meetings. They beat Club America for the first time since April 5, 2025.

2. Club America stayed top despite a first home defeat

The defeat ended Club America’s five-match league unbeaten run. It was their second league defeat of the tournament and their first since Jornada 8 at Cruz Azul.

It was also their first home defeat of the tournament. They still hold first place provisionally on 27 points, with a game in hand on Wednesday.

3. Rondon set up the winner and Moreno protected it late

Rondon did not score, but he assisted Idrissi for the winning goal in the 74th minute. He stays on 13 league goals as the tournament scoring leader.

Henry Martin’s equalizer was his eighth goal of the tournament. That moved him level in second place in the scoring chart.

Moreno finished with four saves for Pachuca. His last save denied Borja’s header in the final minute and protected the 2-1 lead.

What the Result Means

Club America stay provisionally in first place with 27 points from 13 matches.

That provisional lead is one point, with Cruz Azul and Chivas de Guadalajara both on 26 points.

Pachuca are provisionally in 13th place with 16 points from 14 matches.

Pachuca are provisionally four points behind the top eight line. Three matchdays remain after this jornada, plus pending matches elsewhere that can move that line.

All of these positions are provisional while Xolos Tijuana vs Santos Laguna, the last Jornada 14 match, is still to finish.

No qualification or elimination is confirmed for either club. Club America have not mathematically clinched a top eight place, and Pachuca remain in contention.

The top eight clubs advance directly to the Liguilla quarterfinals. Apertura 2026 has no Play-In round.

Follow the remaining fixtures on the Liga MX schedule page.

Watch: Club America vs Pachuca Highlights

Watch the official Club America vs Pachuca highlights from TUDN USA below, including all three goals from Estadio Banorte.

What Comes Next

Club America host Xolos Tijuana on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in their pending Jornada 7 match at Estadio Banorte. Kickoff is 21:00 Mexico Central, 22:00 CT and 23:00 ET.

Check the Club America viewing guide for how to watch that match.

Pachuca host Tigres UANL on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in Jornada 15 at Estadio Hidalgo. Kickoff is 17:00 Mexico Central, 18:00 CT and 19:00 ET.

The Liga MX viewing hub lists viewing information for both clubs’ upcoming fixtures.