Club America have named a heavily rotated starting lineup for tonight’s friendly against the New York Red Bulls at Sports Illustrated Stadium, with Rodolfo Cota captaining the side and Miguel Borja leading the line.
Luis Ángel Malagón, Henry Martín and Alejandro Zendejas were all available for selection, and none of the three is in the starting XI. No bench has been published.
Club America starting XI
In the order published by the club: Rodolfo Cota; Ramón Juárez, Miguel Vázquez, Emilio Lara, Diego Arriaga, Dagoberto Espinoza, Alan Cervantes, Edwin Cerrillo, Alexis Gutiérrez, Alejandro Cárdenas, Miguel Borja.
The rotation comes seven days before the Tigres UANL match. Club America visit Tigres UANL on November 21 and finish top only with a win and Cruz Azul failing to beat Chivas de Guadalajara; if Chivas de Guadalajara and Cruz Azul draw, America and Cruz Azul would be level on 33 points if America win, and first place would be decided on goal difference.
Seven players were never available tonight. Kevin Álvarez, Israel Reyes, Erick Sánchez and Isaías Violante are with Mexico in Kingston, Oscar Perea is with Colombia, Brian Rodríguez is injured and Raphael Veiga is in Brazil.
Dagoberto Espinoza, the regular starting right back all season, is in the XI. Up front, Borja gets the start with Martín, who has 11 Apertura goals, not in the lineup.
Kickoff in Harrison is at 6:30 PM CT. The where to watch guide has every free viewing option, and this morning’s post covered the team’s trip to New York.
For the full U.S. viewing picture for every Águilas match, see the Club America watch page.
