Club America begin the 2017 Liga Clausura with a quasi-rebuilding progress. Two of the club’s most important figures over the past four years, Moises Muñoz and Rubens Sambueza, left the team soon after the debacle against Tigres in the previous tournament’s final. Agustin Marchesin replaces Muñoz under the posts, while Christian Paredes, an 18 year-old attacker from Paraguay, and Oscar Jimenez, Chiapas’ former goalkeeper, join las Aguilas. Oribe Peralta now captains the team.
Expectations from the team appear lessened after the fruitless centennial season. Over the last two games of the season, America’s key players failed to show their talent and overall composure against Tigres.