The Clásico Nacional will return to the scene this Saturday, September 19, when América hosts Chivas at the Estadio Banorte, within Matchday 9 of the Apertura 2026. Guadalajara comes in after a 3-0 thrashing of Pumas, while Las Águilas are coming off a 4-3 loss to Cruz Azul. In their two most recent Liga MX encounters, El Rebaño won both: 2-1 as visitors in the Apertura 2025 and 1-0 in the Clausura 2026.

In the overall history of the Clásico Nacional, considering official and friendly matches, América and Chivas have faced each other 258 times, with 98 victories for Las Águilas, 79 for Guadalajara, and 81 draws, according to Concacaf records. If the count is limited to Liga MX, including regular season and playoffs, there have been 192 encounters, with 69 wins for América, 63 for Chivas, and 60 draws, meaning the rivalry maintains a narrow difference in the historical balance.

The next chapter will be played on Saturday, September 19 at 9:00 PM, with América as the home team and Chivas as the visitors. Guadalajara's official calendar confirms that the match corresponds to Matchday 9 of the Apertura 2026. It will be the first encounter between both clubs in the current tournament and will come after Chivas achieved two consecutive victories over Las Águilas in Liga MX.