America's debut at Xolos' home ground was rather unremarkable, ending in a 0-0 draw in the opening match of the Clausura 2026 tournament. This result undoubtedly demonstrates that both teams will take time to shake off the rust left by the end-of-year holidays, which obviously necessitates a rapid improvement due to the fast pace of this tournament, where America will always carry more pressure than other teams. For now, on Friday night, the Eagles struggled to demonstrate their superiority and ultimately had to settle for a draw as visitors, where perhaps the most notable aspect was the debut of Brazilian defender Rodrigo Dourado.

Obviously, America felt the absence of Henry Martin and Alejandro Zendejas, to the point that their offensive play was very weak, and the best player for the Americanista side was the Spaniard Alvaro Fidalgo. Meanwhile, on the other side... From the home side, the best of their players on the field was the young Gilberto Mora, but in the end, he couldn't make an impact on a deep-lying America defense where Dourado showed he can adapt to the America system and will be useful. The match was far from attractive, with both teams needing to increase the pace of play, as they were often out of sync and unable to find their teammates effectively. America had the first chance of the match, but Rodrigo Aguirre's goal was disallowed for offside thanks to the technology implemented by Liga MX for this tournament. Tijuana also tried to attack with speed, but they never seriously threatened Luis Angel Malagon's goal.

However, in the second half, goalkeeper Tono Rodriguez became the Xolos' savior. As the minutes ticked by, the game lacked excitement. Both teams seemed content with the draw and focused on maintaining the result to achieve their goal of avoiding defeat in the first game of the championship.