Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Club America and the Pumas of UNAM. The first-division clash scheduled for 6 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. It can be live streamed here free and via the Univision Deportes mobile app. Additional TV coverage can be found on Univision.

America manager Antonio Mohamed had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via La Aficion): "We are the favorites because we are at home and we are having a better tournament than Pumas, but the moment that ball moves, there are no favorites. In the build-up, sure. But when the time comes to play, we're 11v11. There's a lot of pride in our play and it's going to be a highly disputed game."

America will take pride in winning the first Clasico of the campaign.

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Miguel Layun is projected to return to Mohamed's first-choice XI. The 26-year-old has three appearances for America this season, contributing one goal and creating a total of two chances.

America's Projected Lineup (5-3-2): Munoz; Layun, Goltz, Valenzuela, Aguilar, Aguilar; Martinez, Arroyo, Rodriguez; Rey, Peralta

UNAM's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Palacios; Rankin, Palacios, Verón, Fuentes; Lagos, Augusto, Romagnoli, Cortes; Ludueña, Britos, Sosa

Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).

Standings

FIRST STAGE APERTURA
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1CF América6510134916
2Club de Futbol Monterrey7511104616
3Atlas641195413
4Santos Laguna632184411
5Querétaro731388010
6Tigres623111749
7Club de Fútbol Pachuca63037709
8Toluca62226608
9Jaguares6222910-18
10Cruz Azul622256-18
11Veracruz61412207
12Club Tijuana714267-17
13CD León6204111106
14Leones Negros612336-35
15Guadalajara512225-35
16Puebla612327-55
17Pumas UNAM611468-24
18Monarcas6024314-112