- The Boys in Gold defeat Club América 1-0 at historic Estadio Banorte and reach the Champions Cup Semifinal Round for the first time in team history; will face the winner of the Seattle Sounders vs. Tigres UANL Quarterfinal Series
- Nashville becomes first MLS club to defeat Club América at historic Estadio Banorte
- Midfielder Hany Mukhtar scores series-winning goal, earns Concacaf Champions Cup Player of the Match honors
- Goalkeeper Brian Schwake recorded an NSC career-high nine saves to secure his fifth shutout in six Concacaf Champions Cup starts
MEXICO CITY (April 15, 2026) – Nashville Soccer Club will play in the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals for the first time in team history after defeating Club América 1-0 in Mexico City Tuesday night. The Boys in Gold eliminated the LIGA MX side on aggregate via Hany Mukhtar’s series-winning goal in the 51st minute assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
History in Mexico City: With tonight’s win Nashville SC became the first ever MLS side to defeat Club América at Estadio Banorte. The Boys in Gold have now recorded wins in four different countries: Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States.
Schwake’s squeaky clean: Goalkeeper Brian Schwake remains undefeated in tournament play for Nashville SC at 8W-0L-3D (CCC, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup), with five clean sheets in six Concacaf Champions Cup matches in 2026 and eight across all competitions. Schwake recorded a Nashville SC career-high nine saves at Estadio Banorte.
Road warriors: The Boys in Gold are unbeaten in CCC this season at 3W-0L-3D (2W-0L-1D on the road), outscoring opponents 9-1. Nashville SC is 4W-1L-2D away from GEODIS Park across all competitions with a plus-four away goal differential in 2026.
Next up: First-place Nashville SC will conclude a stretch of three-straight MLS road matches when it visits Atlanta United FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Notes:
Nashville SC:
- advanced to the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals for the first time in club history
- became the first MLS club to defeat Club América at Estadio Banorte
- is the first MLS team to maintain clean sheets against Club América in consecutive Champions Cup matches
- is 5W-1L-4D all-time in the Champions Cup
- is outscoring opponents 9-1 in Champions Cup and 24-5 across all competitions this season
- recorded its fifth shutout in six Champions Cup matches this season
- is unbeaten in 12 of its first 13 matches this season across all competitions
- is 8W-1L-4D across all competitions this season (MLS, Concacaf Champions Cup)
- is 4W-1L-2D on the road across all competitions this season
Cristian Espinoza
- recorded his second CCC assist of the season
- is tied for team lead with eight goal contributions across all competitions (also, Sam Surridge)
Hany Mukhtar
- scored his first CCC goal of the season
- earned Concacaf Champions Cup Player of the Match honors
Andy Najar led Nashville SC with 96.7% passing accuracy (minimum 29 passes)
Brian Schwake
- is 8W-0L-3D in tournament play (CCC, U.S. Open Cup) for Nashville SC
- recorded his fifth shutout in six CCC matches this season
- made a Nashville SC career-high nine saves
Box score:
Nashville SC (3W-0L-3D in Concacaf Champions Cup) vs. Club América (2W-1L-3D in Concacaf Champions Cup)
April 14, 2026 – Estadio Banorte
Final score:
NSH: 1
AME: 0
Scoring Summary:
NSH: Hany Mukhtar (A: Cristian Espinoza) 51’
Discipline:
NSH: Patrick Yazbek (Caution) 63’
NSH: Brian Schwake (Caution) 90’ + 2
Lineups:
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Reed Baker-Whiting (Dan Lovitz 57’), Maxwell Woledzi, Jeisson Palacios (Jack Maher 77’), Andy Najar; Patrick Yazbek (Bryan Acosta 71’), Alex Muyl (Matthew Corcoran 70’), Eddi Tagseth; Cristian Espinoza, Hany Mukhtar (C), Warren Madrigal (Ahmed Qasem 71’)
Substitutes: Joe Willis, Xavier Valdez, Shak Mohammed, Woobens Pacius, Thomas Williams, Josh Bauer
AME starters: Rodolfo Cota; Israel Reyes, Sebastian Caceres, Cristian Borja, Ramón Juárez (Isaias Violante 54’); Jonathan Dos Santos (C) (Alan Cervantes 68’), Brian Rodriguez, Raphael Veiga; Alex Zendejas (Miguel Vazquez 80’), Erick Sánchez (Vinicius Lima 69’), Patricio Salas (Raul Zuniga 69’)
Substitutes: Fernando Tapia, Kevin Alvarez, Nestor Araujo, Aaron Mejia, Alexis Gutierrez, Thiago Espinosa, Diego Arriaga
Match officials:
Referee: Walter Lopez
AR1: Keytzel Corrales
AR2: Raymundo Feliz
4TH: Cristhofer Corado
VAR: Tatiana Guzman
AVAR: Selvin Brown
Weather: 67 degrees and partly cloudy
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