By Edgardo Avelar
The Eagles of America They completed a decade of darkness in the tournament Concachampions when he fell in a regrettable way as a native before thenashville 0-1 in their umpteenth elimination in this competition, where since 2016 they have not won a title, in a debt that continues to accumulate in its history.
With a goal from German Hany Mukhtar, Nashville managed to defeat the winningest team in Mexico and aggravated the crisis that the team led by Brazilian coach André Jardine is going through, which once again spoils the plans of this organization to gravitate to the international field.
Now with the need to go for victory, but at the same time with the advantage of having drawn a goalless draw in the state of Tennesseethe Eagles hoped that this match would lean towards their preference, but they really did very little to achieve this goal.
The last time América lifted the cup in this competition was in 2016 when they beat the Tigres de la UANL; but from that moment on things have not gone as planned and it has gone through the back door with recent eliminations such as against Toronto FC (2018), LAFC (2020), Pachuca (2024) and Cruz Azul (2025).
America misunderstood the game or rather, they made mistakes, especially because they did not have that great team that came from behind and tied up the rivals, taking advantage of thethe power on the left of the Uruguayan Brian Rodríguez and on the right of Alejandro Zendejasbut supported by the generation of the trident of Jonathan Dos Santos, Álvaro Fidalgo and Erick Sánchez, but counting on a “killer” from the area like Rodrigo Aguirre or Henry Martín.
But now they abused the ball into the area, waiting for the centers from Isaías Violante or Brian Rodríguez himself. They could find a Patricio Salas and then “Pantera” José Zúñigabut neither one nor the other could generate the Eagles and in this way Nashville took advantage.
The Eagles were not very correct in defense either, because in the 51st minute, when it was thought that the Americans were exhausted due to wear and tear and the height, they launched a counterattack in which the German Hany Mukhtar arrived at the American area only that he even had time to breathe before launching a tremendous shot. shot that beat the goal of goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota, who did not even see the ball in the tremendous shot that put the Americanists on their head.
Nashville understood the way to play the game and after being measured in the first half, controlling América and going on the attack only when necessary, He put his rivals against the wall and began to make them desperate.
Then came Hany Mukhtar’s goal and that complicated everything for América, who sought to tie in every way, sending the Brazilian Vinicius Lima, the Colombian José Zúñiga, Isaías Violante, Miguel Vázquez and Alan Cervantesbut nothing worked and the most they aspired to was an arrival in the Zúñiga area that could not finish when it was thought that it was the American tying goal and the one that sent the game into extra time.
America died for nothing and left through the back door of the Concachampions in a hard blow for this organization that not long ago celebrated a three-time championship. but where only a few players remain from that squad.
