Club América advances to the next round of the Concacaf Champions Cup

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 18: Rodrigo Dourado (C) of America celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal during the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026 Round of 16 Second Leg match between America FC and Philadelphia at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes on March 18, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images) | Getty Images It was shaky towards the end, but Club América was able to hold on and qualified for the next round of the Concacaf Champions Club after defeating the Philadelphia Union on aggregate. The Aguilas played a game of two halves as they dominated the first half but struggled in the second half.

They were lucky that the Union was unable to capitalize on any of their chances. Now the Union return home to resume the regular season while the Aguilas will prepare to face Pumas in the Clasico Capitalino and then Nashville in the Champions Cup. América got the ball rolling six minutes into the match thanks to a goal from Rodrigo Dourado.

Philadelphia committed a foul outside of the box which gave the Aguilas a free kick in a dangerous spot. Brazilian Rapha Veiga took the kick as he sent the ball into the box where fellow Brazilian Dourado was there to head the ball into the back of the net and go up 2-0 on aggregate. ¡Rodrigo Dourado marca su primer gol con América!

🦅 pic. twitter. com/Zf4iF2KXLC — Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) March 19, 2026 The visitors did not get their first chance of the night until the 11th minute, which was a wasted opportunity as the ball went nowhere near the target.