With Guillermo Almada's arrival, Club América can feel a sense of relief having one of the coaches who has been a thorn in their side in recent times. The Uruguayan strategist, until recently, was practically the architect of the Eagles' inability to achieve their greatest goal with André Jardine. With the already commented departure of André Jardine and pending official confirmation of Guillermo Almada's arrival, América can feel a sense of relief having now among their ranks one of the coaches who has been a thorn in their side in recent times. With their offensive style and much intensity of pressure, their Pachuca Tuzos became a very feared rival who, with their history, managed to surpass these Eagles in critical moments both before and after André Jardine, although ultimately, the Brazilian also managed to return them to the Uruguayan. One of the first episodes that are remembered of this rivalry took place in the semifinals of the Clausura 2022 of the Liga MX. The Eagles were led by Fernando 'Tano' Ortiz, and after equalizing the first leg 1-1, they had to go to the 'Huracán' to look for the result. There, they only found a stormy Tuzos who thrashed them 3-0 (4-1 global) and bid farewell to a championship in which the Pachuca of Almada eventually fell in the final against Atlas. Nevertheless, those Tuzos would correspond to their great project and achieve the Liga MX title a semester later, in the Apertura 2022. Meanwhile, the Eagles continued to accumulate failures. It wasn't until the Apertura 2023 that the arrival of Jardine marked a before and after in Coapa, but in that period of successes, Almada still had things to say. With the Eagles as league monarchs and heading for more titles, the Tuzos ended their undefeated streak in the Clausura 2024 in the seventh round, but that was only the beginning of the great rivalry of that first half of the year. A few months later, they met again, this time in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2024 and the Tuzos, in addition to eliminating the Eagles again, ended up lifting the trophy, which earned them the right to represent Mexico in the Intercontinental Cup of that year and the subsequent Club World Cup. A new chapter of the rivalry was practically sealed immediately when they faced each other in the quarterfinals of that same Clausura 2024, a league series that was etched in the memory of both fan bases by that dramatic last-minute goal by Julian Quiñones with which the Eagles tied the global and secured their passage to the semifinals. That América, ended up winning the second of three consecutive league titles. A few tournaments later, with victories divided by coaches, América and Pachuca clashed again in the quarterfinals, this time in the Clausura 2025 and once again, the Eagles of Jardine defeated the Tuzos of Almada. The global was 2-0 and it was the last encounter between the two, with that elimination, Almada left the 'Bella Airosa'. In the overall balance between Santos and Pachuca, Almada has faced Club América 20 times in all competitions and his balance is 7 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.