Club America can reach the Liga MX quarterfinals without a wild-card play-in thanks to a 2-1 win over Pachuca in its penultimate regular-season game on Wednesday.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...