Philadelphia Union's Jakob Glesnes brings down Roger Martinez outside the box, and ends up becoming the first player to receive a caution of the match.
This weekend, they had no MLS activity; however, the Friday before last, they lost 0-1 at home to New England, current leaders of their conference, the East.
After 25 weeks, they are in ninth place in the standings.
Last Saturday, in the eighth round of Liga MX, América took advantage of its home advantage to defeat Mazatlán FC 2-0 at the Azteca Stadium, with goals from Álvaro Fidalgo and Fernando Madrigal.
With this victory, the Águilas remain in first place in the local tournament.
Guillermo Ochoa (C); Jorge Sánchez, Bruno Valdez, Emanuel Aguilera, Salvador Reyes, Pedro Aquino, Richard Sánchez, Sebastián Córdova, Álvaro Fidalgo, Mauro Lainez and Roger Martínez.
Andre Blake; Oliver Mbaizo, Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliott, Kai Wagner, Alejandro Bedoya (C), José Martínez, Leon Flach, Jamiro Monteiro, Kacper Przybylko and Cory Burke.
Referee designations for the match between Philadelphia Union and América
The central referee for this match will be Said Martínez; Walter López, first line; Christian Ramírez, second assistant; Iván Barton, fourth official; Benjamín Pineda, VAR; and Ismael Cornejo, AVAR.
The Philadelphia Union and América are already at the stadium; there is just under an hour to go before they face each other to determine the first finalist of the CONCACAF Champions League.
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The team coached by Santiago Solari eliminated Olimpia, from Honduras, in the first round by the away goal rule, after a 2-2 draw; later, in the quarterfinals, they defeated Portland Timbers, from the United States, 4-1.
The team coached by Jim Curtin left out two teams of different nationalities: Alajuelense, from Costa Rica, with a score of 2-0, and Atlanta United, from the United States, with a score of 4-1. They had not lost until the last match they played.
Last Thursday, August 12, at the Azteca Stadium, América took advantage of its home advantage by beating Philadelphia Union 2-0, with goals from Richard Sánchez and Emanuel Aguilera.
On Wednesday night, in the state of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Union and América will face each other and will try to become the first finalist of the competition, as their series will finish before Cruz Azul's series against Rayados Monterrey, which will be played on Thursday.
This week, after several months of competition and after 16 clubs have been eliminated, the two that will play in the final of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League will be announced, which will take place on October 28, at a venue yet to be determined.
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