Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a playoff match between Pumas UNAM and America. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario 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 Deportes.
What They're Saying
America manager Antonio Mohamed (via Goal): "This blow [a 2-1 loss to Atlas] should serve as a wakeup call for us. We are sad with this result, but it should serve as a learning tool. If we don't learn by Saturday, we will be on vacation. Today [Saturday], the team stopped doing some things. That wasn't the team I saw during the tournament. We have to return to what we did at the beginning of the campaign."
"We knew what we stopped doing and they [Atlas] scored two goals," he added. "If we don't show the best version of ourselves on Wednesday, things will get complicated."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Controlling the midfield for Pumas UNAM is Martin Romagnoli. The 37-year-old created seven chances for the club this season and showed his defensive prowess in the central part of the park. Romagnoli finished with 67 tackles and 11 headed duels won.
Pumas UNAM's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Palacios; Fuentes, Verón, Dutari, Rankin; Sosa, Romagnoli, Cabrera, Ludueña; Herrera, López
America's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Munoz; Aguilar, Goltz, Pablito, Mares; Molina, Osvaldo; Layún, Sambueza, Arroyo; Oribe
Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).
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