SANTIAGO DE QUERÉTARO, Mexico (March 7, 2026) (Interstat) — Club América opened its Liga MX season with a 2-1 road victory over Querétaro on Saturday at Estadio La Corregidora.

Substitute Brian Rodríguez opened the scoring for the visitors in the 21st minute. América doubled its lead just before halftime when forward Ali Ávila found the net in the 45th minute. Querétaro’s lone reply came from substitute Patricio Salas in the 62nd minute, but the hosts could not complete the comeback.

The result matched the projection from Interstat’s game simulator. América’s season record across all competitions improved to 1-0, while Querétaro fell to 0-1. Carlo of América, Lucas Rodríguez of Querétaro and América’s Rodolfo Cota received yellow cards.