Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Monarcas Morelia and Tijuana. 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.
Chasing their first league victory of the season, Tijuana manager Cesar Farias and his men didn't fare any better in the Copa MX on Thursday, seeing the club fall 2-1 to Zacatepec. Farias, however, remains unphased, claiming the results aren't indicative of the way his side has played.
"In a majority of the chances we've had, we've taken the game seriously," he said (via Vavel). "I think's it's better to pay respect to the opponent. Of course the taste of defeat isn't good for us. We're leaving [Zacatepec] with a loss, something the locals are enjoying. They had a great match. I'm happy for them."
"It goes like this," he added. "We played well and we just haven't gotten the result."
The next opportunity to capture the first of the season comes tonight in Morelia.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Stymying the creative talents of Morelia's Armando Zamorano will be the responsibility of Tijuana's central midfield partnership. The 20-year-old leads his club with seven chances created entering tonight's match.
Morelia's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Rodriguez; Fonseca, Andrade, Cardozo, Morales; Pereira, Zarate, Flores, Valdez; Riascos, Monroy
Tijuana's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Saucedo; Jimenez, Pellerano, Castro, Garza; Guemez, Pellerano, Moreno, Arango, Nunez; Benedetto
Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
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|
1 |
CF América |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
|||
|
2 |
Atlas |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|||
|
3 |
Club de Futbol Monterrey |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|||
|
4 |
Querétaro |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
5 |
Tigres |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|||
|
6 |
Santos Laguna |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
7 |
Guadalajara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
8 |
Toluca |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|||
|
9 |
Jaguares |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
10 |
Puebla |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
4 |
|||
|
11 |
CD León |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
12 |
Pumas UNAM |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|||
|
13 |
Club de Fútbol Pachuca |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
3 |
|||
|
14 |
Cruz Azul |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
|||
|
15 |
Veracruz |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
|||
|
16 |
Club Tijuana |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
|||
|
17 |
Monarcas |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
1 |
|||
|
18 |
Leones Negros |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
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