According to Gibrán Araige for TUDN, Diego Valdés is ruled out due to muscle discomfort, while Mexican forward Henry Martín will start on the substitute bench to be used at any time of the match if required by the Brazilian strategist.
The alignment of America vs. Real Estelí is the following: Luis Malagón; Israel Reyes, Igor Lichnovsky, Sebastián Cáceres, ‘Chicote’ Calderón; Jonathan dos Santos, Álvaro Fidalgo, Alejandro Zendejas, Brian Rodríguez; Julián Quiñones and ‘Cabecita’ Rodríguez.
América surprisingly lost 2-1 in the first leg that took place in the Central American country, Real Estelí will therefore arrive with an advantage with the idea of finishing the match, although André Jardine said that they have the implicit obligation to advance .
Against Real Estelí it was the first defeat for the Águilas in their last 10 games between official duels and a friendly against Barcelona. Their next match will be against Pachuca in Liga MX.
The next round, where Pachuca, RobinHood, Alajuelense and Columbus were already classified, will be played between March 5 and 7, the first leg matches and between the 12th and 14th of the month in question, the return matches.