America prepares the return of Alejandro Zendejas to face the champion Toluca
Alejandro Zendejas has rejoined America's training sessions and is one of the key players returning to face Toluca
The Eagles of America woke up this Tuesday with the good news that Alejandro Zendejas will be ready to play against Toluca next Saturday, where both teams are vying for the chance to finish as overall leaders, depending on the result of Cruz Azul against Pumas of Liga MX. UNAM
Zendejas participated without problems in the full training session on the second day of the week and everything indicates that he could be part of the starting lineup that faces the Red Devils at the Nemesio Diez stadium in one of the most heated matches of the 17th and final matchday of the regular phase of the 2025 Apertura tournament.
Alejandro Zendejas was injured in October 2025 during a training session with the United States National Team, suffering a muscle strain in his left thigh. The injury occurred while he was training with the national team of the Stars and Stripes, which caused him to miss several games for the Eagles.
Zendejas has not played since matchday 13 in the capital derby against Cruz Azul on October 18, where he came on as a substitute for Chilean Victor Davila and was only on the field for 18 minutes due to the muscle strain that caused him to miss the matches against Puebla on matchday 14, Mazatlan on matchday 15, and the United States on matchday 16.
15 and in the 16th against Leon, which represents almost 20 days without activity.
The importance of Zendejas' return
Without a doubt, the news of Alejandro Zendejas' return is very important for coach Andre Jardine, since the Mexican-American midfielder played 950 minutes in 13 matches before his injury, starting in 10 of them, and demonstrated that he was in great form to the point that the United States national team coach, the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, had to call him up after having ignored him for quite some time since taking the job at the beginning of this year.
They are also close to reappearing
For now, Henry Martin, Jose “Pantera” Zuniga, and Isaias Violante are also close to reappearing,who did ball work on the field next to where the first team trained at their Coapa facilities in the south of Mexico City, and who could be ready for the playoffs and be considered by the Club America coaching staff.
Martin's case is being handled very carefully, as they don't want to rush things and risk a relapse like at the beginning of the season, which has only allowed him to play 111 minutes in three matches with the Eagles.