Two clubs chasing the Clausura Liga MX title will do battle today in a playoff match between Santos Laguna and America. The quarterfinal clash scheduled for 10 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Corona in Torreon and can be live streamed free through the Univision Deportes mobile app.
After a completing a comeback for the ages in the first leg—overturning a two-goal deficit en route to a 5-3 victory—Club America manager Antonio Mohammed is adamant that his side will go out for a repeat performance (h/t to Medio Tiempo). "We're going to go play in the same manner. The only manner in which we know how to play is to go and look for the victory," Mohammed said.
"We're the only [home] team that won in the first leg, but we're not the favorites," he added.
"It's a game in which we have an advantage, but Santos is a dangerous opponent at home and we have to play an intelligent match."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: America's 5-3-2 system has been a staple for the club, but it was a tactical shift to a 4-4-2 in the second half of the first leg that allowed for a miraculous comeback victory. Expect more of the same in the return leg at Santos Laguna, allowing Raul Jimenez to receive better service and build on the hat-trick performance he had at the Estadio Azteca.
Santos Laguna's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sánchez; Lacerda, Alanis, Figueroa, Abella; Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Cejas; Escoboza, Quintero; Peralta
America's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Munoz; Aguilar, Pimentel, Mosquera, Aguilar; Sambueza, Medina, Martinez, Mendoza; Rey, Jimenez
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