Clásico Capitalino
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Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
and Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
known as the "Clásico Capitalino", is one of the strongests rivalries between two of the most popular teams in México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, played between two of the three teams which represent Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and the metropolitan area of the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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The first match between these two clubs was on 1 July 1962, where América hosted UNAM who had recently been promoted from the second division.
This match represents two opposites poles in football; América symbolizes lushness and high class of society, while UNAM represents students at the coliegete level since the club is part of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, more importantly Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
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History
During the season 1961-62 in the Segunda División de México UNAM were able to get promotion into top flight football, the Primera División de México. The first match for the team "benjamín" of that season was AméricaClub América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
meeting on 1 July 1962 where América won 2-0 with goals by Francisco Moacyr and Antonio Jasso
Antonio Jasso
Antonio Jasso is a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club América.-External links:*...
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For the season 1966-67 América next to Atlante and Necaxa moved to a new stadium, Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
, and the first meeting between América and UMAM on 19 August 1966, América defeated UNAM 5-1. This defeat really hurt the pride of the fans "Universitarios" and playing at home on 1 December 1966 UNAM defeated América 4-1 in the Estadio Olímpico
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 63,186 . During the 50s and the 60s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches...
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Years later, in the season 1969-70 América was able to get international forward Enrique Borja
Enrique Borja
Enrique David Borja García is a Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national team between 1966 and 1975, scoring 31 goals.Borja played in two World Cups in 1966 and 1970....
, news which caused a lot of conterversy and shocked the football world due to the young rivalry between the teams. This transaction caused such an outrage that when the player found out of the transfer he opted no to play because he did not agree. Even though the directors of the club were able to convince him and would play and later become an idol for América .
The rivalry increased with the years and came at a high point during the '80s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
when these clubs disputed three finals during that decade. The first final was during the season 1984-85 which after 2 games tied, they had to play a third match on 28 May 1985 which caused great controversy of the performance of the referee Joaquín Urrea, the final score was 3-1 in favor of las Águilas with two goals by Daniel Brailovsky
Daniel Brailovsky
- As a player :An attacking midfielder and striker, Brailovsky was born in Buenos Aires, and after playing amateur football at Jewish clubs, Brailovsky was brought to Montevideo for a trial at Peñarol. Under the guidance of coach Roque Máspoli, Brailovsky became part of the team that won the 1978...
and one by Carlos Hermosillo
Carlos Hermosillo
Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa is a Mexican former football player. He is one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He is also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul"....
, witch this victory América was able to obtain there 5th title. They again met each other in the final during the season 1987-88 where once again América was victorious witch a favorable score of 4-1 during the second leg on 3 July 1988 and an aggregate score of 4-2. The last final disputed among the clubs was during the season 1990-91 in which UNAM was finally able to break its losing streak against América. The first game was won by América at home 3-2 on 19 July 1991 and the second leg on 22 July 1991 the game was decided by a free kick which was taken by Brazilian Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti
Ricardo Ferretti
Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira, commonly known as Tuca, is a football coach, who has coached Pumas UNAM, Chivas, UANL Tigres, Toluca, and Morelia He played with Atlas. He is nicknamed "El Tuca", and is known for his aggressive style on the bench.After retiring as a player, Ferretti started to work...
, this signified the third title in the history for the club "auriazul".
Players on Both Sides
For as many years that the rivalry between the two has existed, players have come and gone between the two. Here a listing of players that defended both causes; many of these had started their footballing career with Pumas UNAM of which left and years later resurfaced with Club America and while on the other hand few "Americanista" borns have gone to the opposite. Others may have been Mexican borns or foreigners who might have statred elsewhere before joining either side.These are:
Jorge Iniestra Carlos CalderónCarlos Calderón de la Barca
Carlos Calderón de la Barca is a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Atlante.-External links:*...
Luis Juarcy
Gilberto Vega René Trujillo Enrique BorjaEnrique Borja
Enrique David Borja García is a Mexican football striker who played 65 games for the Mexico national team between 1966 and 1975, scoring 31 goals.Borja played in two World Cups in 1966 and 1970....
Enrique Vázquez
Oswaldo Castro "Pata Bendita" Antonio de la Torre Francisco Castrejón Rafael Calderón Jorge Miranda Adrián Chávez Hugo SánchezHugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
"Hugol"
Francisco Uribe "Paco Uribe" Joaquín del OlmoJoaquín del Olmo
Joaquín Alberto del Olmo Blanco is a retired Mexican football midfielder and current manager of Club Tijuana of the Mexican Primera División....
"El Jaibo"
Luis García "El Artillero" José Luis SalgadoJosé Luis Salgado
José Luis Salgado Gómez is a retired Mexican footballer.He played for several clubs, including Pumas UNAM, Tecos and Club América....
Braulio LunaBraulio Luna
Braulio Luna Guzmán is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Tecos in the Primera División de México....
Alberto García AspeAlberto García Aspe
Alberto García Aspe Mena is a retired Mexican football midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexican national team. He has also participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals...
"Beto Aspe"
Adolfo RíosAdolfo Ríos
José Adolfo Rios Garcia was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico.- Career :...
"El Arquero de Cristo"
David Patiño Raúl Salinas Moctezuma Serrato Christian RamírezChristian Ramírez
Christian Ramirez Diaz is a Mexican football defender who currently plays for UNAM pumas in the Primera Division de Mexico....
Rafael Márquez LugoRafael Márquez Lugo
This article is about the Mexican footballer who currently plays for Morelia. For the New York Red Bulls defender, please see Rafael Márquez Álvarez. For the Mexican boxer, see Rafael Márquez ....
Statistics
The following chart takes into account all the matches in tournaments that have been endorsed by the Mexican Football Federation.EWLINE
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