Two clubs chasing the Clausura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Monarcas Morelia and Club America. The first-division clash scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Morelos in Morelia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes at 10:30 p.m. ET.
What They're Saying
Morelia manager Alfredo Tena (via Medio Tiempo): "I think they're a good team, they deserve to champions, but the Americanistas don't identify much with the team and even less now that they're dressed in money. The people want to see them with more players from the youth system and not dressed in money. I think the team is missing an identity."
America center-back Ventura Alvarado (via Goal): "[Gustavo] Matosas told us that when he was on the other side, he felt the referees helped us. But now that he's on our side, it seems the refs are helping others."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: America's Rubens Sambueza remains the club's primary creative force in midfield. In 15 appearances last season, the 31-year-old created a club-best 50 total chances.
Morelia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Rodriguez, Garcia, Huiqui, Garcia, Cardozo, Arreola; Silva, Cejas, Vazquez, Morales, Fernandez; Mena
America's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Munoz; Samudio, Alvarado, Goltz, Aguilar; Pellerano, Martinez, Sambueza; Benedetto, Peralta, Quintero
Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).
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Pos |
Team |
Pts |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
+/- |
|
|
1 |
Tijuana |
9 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
|
|
2 |
Veracruz |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
|
|
3 |
Cruz Azul |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
|
|
4 |
Toluca |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
+4 |
|
|
5 |
Guadalajara |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
|
|
6 |
América |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
|
|
7 |
Chiapas |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
+0 |
|
|
8 |
Atlas |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
+0 |
|
|
9 |
Santos Laguna |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
|
|
10 |
Pumas |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
+0 |
|
|
11 |
Puebla |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
|
12 |
Querétaro |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
|
13 |
Universidad Guadalajara |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
|
14 |
Monterrey |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
|
15 |
Tigres UANL |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
|
16 |
Pachuca |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
|
17 |
León |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
|
18 |
Morelia |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
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