LIVE: Follow America vs. Blue Cross C2026
América welcomes Cruz Azul to the renovated Banorte Stadium, the following venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
After greater than a yr away from residence, America will return to Banorte Stadium this weekend to obtain Blue Cross, group that can finally additionally return to the Coloso de Santa Úrsula.
However, after its momentary closure America and Blue Cross They will return residence with new gamers of their squad, who will play for the primary time on the historic soon-to-be World Cup stadium, for the third time.
America seventh gear within the standings. He continues to compete for a spot within the league, whereas Blue Crosswith the victory mathematically ties the league.
Of the protagonists of this version of the Young Classic there will likely be 12 gamers who’ve by no means been to the Banorte Stadium as a result of they lately arrived in Mexican soccer or their skilled debuts occurred throughout its closure.
America
In America, of all of the gamers who’ve been energetic to date within the 2026 Clausura Tournament, there are 4 gamers who’ve by no means performed on the Banorte Stadium, all of them reinforcements of the group within the final yr.
The Brazilians Raphael Veiga and Vinicius Lima, along with the Uruguayan Thiago Espinosa, who joined the group within the final market, don’t even know the Banorte Stadium since when the official photograph of this match was taken, none of them had but signed with the membership.
The case of Isaías Violante could be very specific because the footballer has been to the Banorte Stadium on different events as a rival of América, nevertheless, in not one of the visits from Toluca to the Águilas residence was the participant energetic.
All the instances he needed to take part in opposition to America it was whereas at his then residence, the Nemesio Diez Stadium; However, the whole lot signifies that Violante will lastly step on the inexperienced of the Banorte Stadium in a Liga MX recreation.
Blue Cross
Of the 22 footballers that Nicolás Larcamón has used to date in Clausura 2026, eight of them haven’t performed on the sector on the Banorte Stadium. It stands out that a big a part of them are gamers who got here to Liga MX or debuted within the First Division after the Coloso de Santa Úrsula closed its doorways for reworking.
Agustín Palavecino arrived in Mexican soccer to strengthen Necaxa within the Apertura 2024, the primary match that was performed with out the Banorte Stadium, though he joined the ranks of Cruz Azul till Clausura 2026, a market through which the Machine additionally signed Christian Ebere, one other of those that haven’t performed within the Coloso de Santa Úrsula, together with Luka Romero, who signed for the Machine within the Clausura 2025.
There are three parts in Cruz Azul which have had minutes within the Clausura 2026 that debuted in these two years that the Banorte Stadium closed its doorways for renovation, due to this fact, they haven’t performed within the Coloso de Santa Úrsula. Jaziel Mendoza (August 2025), Jorge Rodarte (September 2025) and Rogelio González (January 2026).
The circumstances of José Paradela and Amaury García are completely different. Both had been energetic within the Liga MX earlier than the closure of the Banorte Stadium, however they didn’t step on the grass of the Coloso de Santa Úrsula. Before Clausura 2024, the Argentine performed his solely duel in opposition to América as a customer, whereas the Mexican, who debuted in 2020, was not thought-about in Pumas for the duels in opposition to the Águilas or Cruz Azul.