Irene Guerrero and Club América will take the pitch against María Murillo and Santa Fé on Thursday night.
Club América will take on Santa Fé FC at Estadio Ciudad de Los Deportes on Thursday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Champions Cup. América is leading Group B through two matches with a total of three points on the table. It is tied with the Portland Thorns, San Diego Wave, and Vancouver despite the Thorns and Wave having only played one match thus far. América opened the tournament with a group game against the Whitecaps and took them down 7-0. Seven different players scored for América in the win — Sarah Luebbert, Nicolette Hernández, Kiana Palacios, and Scarlett Camberos before the halftime break. Irene Guerrero, Aylín Aviléz, and Miah Zuazua all scored in the second half of the dominant win. The club turned around and lost 3-1 in its second game against the Thorns. Guerrero was the only player to score in the loss after it had already gone down 3-0.
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Game Date: Sept. 19, 2024
Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN Deportes
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Santa Fé is the last place club in Group B, losing both of its opening two matches. It has zero points on the table and a -3 goal differential. It opened up against the Wave and lost 2-0 in the first game despite having more shots and a higher possession percentage throughout the entire game.
Its second game ended in a 2-1 loss against the Whitecaps. María Murillo scored in the 85th minute for the only goal of the tournament thus far for Santa Fé after going down 2-0 against Vancouver. Even to have the slight chance at advancing, Santa Fé would need to win this game big.
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