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América draws 2-2 with Pumas as Almada questions refereeing
América drew 2-2 with Pumas in a Liga MX Apertura match after taking the lead twice.
Pumas equalised in the 77th minute with a penalty converted by Robert Morales, which coach Guillermo Almada said should not have been awarded.
Almada also pointed to a possible sending-off after César Huerta appeared to headbutt América's Kevin Álvarez.
He says disputed refereeing decisions have repeatedly affected América since he took charge in the summer.
The draw left América with 30 points, two behind Cruz Azul, and extended the team's league winless run to four matches.
América can still finish top with one regular-season game left, away to already-eliminated Tigres, before the playoffs.
América drew 2-2 with Pumas in Jornada 16 of the Apertura 2026 Liga MX season.
The result dropped América from the top of the standings, leaving it on 30 points, two behind Cruz Azul.
Pumas equalized in the 77th minute through a Robert Morales penalty awarded for a foul by Santiago Ramos Mingo on Nathan Silva.
América coach Guillermo Almada said the penalty was wrongly awarded and criticized what he described as repeated refereeing errors against his team.
América has gone four Liga MX matches without a win and has one regular-season match left.
- Who
- América and Pumas. América is coached by Guillermo Almada.
- What
- They drew 2-2 in a Liga MX match. Almada questioned the refereeing.
- When
- Jornada 16 of the Apertura 2026 season.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Pumas equalized with a penalty that Almada said was wrongly awarded.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Almada took over as América coach before the Apertura 2026 season.
América drew 2-2 with Toluca, and Almada made similar comments about refereeing.
Robert Morales scored Pumas’ equalizer from a penalty awarded for a foul by Santiago Ramos Mingo on Nathan Silva.
Almada criticized the penalty decision and said América had repeatedly been affected by refereeing errors.
- Final score
- América 2-2 Pumas
- Competition
- Jornada 16, Apertura 2026 Liga MX
- Pumas equalizer
- Robert Morales, 77th minute, penalty
- América points
- 30, two behind Cruz Azul
- América’s next match
- Away to Tigres, which has been eliminated
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What people are saying
It is clear that it is not a penalty.
A sending-off and a wrongly awarded penalty, with the parity there is in football today, end up being decisive.
With all this media pressure saying they favor América, the referees want to show that they favor no one and end up delivering injustices that should not happen.
From my point of view, everything that happens in almost every match is very strange.