Description
Match Date: April 27, 2016
Competition: Concacaf Champions League Final
Location: Estadio Azteca
Match Story:
Despite taking a 2-0 lead into the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, America was feeling some pressure. Though they were reigning champions, Las Aguilas had failed to secure a domestic title in two years. Meanwhile, their opponents Tigres were at the top of clausura table and were in the middle of a dominant stretch in the Mexican top flight. And when French hitman André-Pierre Gignac scored just over a half-hour into the match at the Azteca, it seemed like their title defense was on the line. But three minutes after stepping on the pitch, second-half substitute Michael Arroyo pulled America level in the match before Osvaldo MartÃnez put the tie out of reach four minutes from time. And as a result, the capital city club would lift their record sixth North American title.
Design Story:
The match side depicts the North and South American continents, both of which are famously shown on the club’s crest. On the reverse is a design inspired by America’s iconic home kits worn from 1994 through 1996.
