Discover what América and Pumas need to do to go against the grain and beat their hosts en route to the league final.
Two matches on Sunday will define who gets to face off in the Mexican league championship series next week.
In Torreón, Santos Laguna will try and defend a hard-earned advantage obtained at the Estadio Azteca, when they stunned América and beat them 2-1 on their own home ground. Ruben Omar Romano's team are searching for a second straight finals berth, and can lose by a goal and still go through.
Monterrey will be the site of the second match today, with the Rayados 90 minutes away from a crack at their second title in two years and the prospect of beating a Pumas team that has already surprised in the postseason.
Who will go through? Who will be turned away with the prospect of glory so agonizingly close? LiveSoccer TV has the best coverage!
The Nuevo Estadio Corona will play host to a confident Santos Laguna team who stole a 2-1 decision at the Estadio Azteca from América last Thursday and look to close out the series with a solid performance at home.
Manuel Lapuente's squad disappointed in the first match, squandering several chances and not seeing any help from the referee, who blatantly missed a favorable penalty late in the match.
Santos can lose by one goal and still go through, by way of their tiebreaker. América president Michel Bauer took the role of cheerleader after the match, pressuring his own players and stating that the team "was not dead".
Ruben Omar Romano's team can go through to their second consecutive final should they get rid of América and thus try and conquer the league after they came so close at the end of the previous tournament.
América need to win by two goals to go through, in what would be their first final since 2007, and a crack at their first title since 2005.
Santos were crowned as recently as 2008, when Daniel Guzman took the team to their third championship in its short history. Ruben Omar Romano has never won a championship managing in Mexican football.
Humberto Suazo's heavily favored Monterrey squad will try and quash the tournament's Cinderella tonight at the Estadio Tecnologico when the Rayados and Pumas face off.
A 0-0 draw in the first leg means its winner take all - unless another draw is the final result, giving Monterrey its ticket to the finals by way of tiebreaker.
Pumas have done its best work away from home in this postseason, evidenced by the 2-0 stunner at Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals, which effectively bid adieu to the regular season's top team.
Martin Bravo and Dante Lopez are the men up front for the Mexico City squad, and they will try to beat former Mexico national team selectee Jonathan Orozco in goal tonight.
On the other side, Pumas defenders will be more than wary about Suazo's chances at finding the net, and cannot ignore the talent of Osvaldo Martinez, Aldo de Nigris and Abraham Carreño.
Monterrey is seeking its second championship in as many years, while Pumas has also seen recent success - their last title coming in 2007. UNAM is the only team in the 'short tournament' era to win back-to-back trophies, when they conquered two in a row under Hugo Sanchez's stewardship.
Victor Manuel Vucetich has already tasted glory with Monterrey, and recently turned down the Mexico national team job to stay with the team.
In Torreón, Santos Laguna will try and defend a hard-earned advantage obtained at the Estadio Azteca, when they stunned América and beat them 2-1 on their own home ground. Ruben Omar Romano's team are searching for a second straight finals berth, and can lose by a goal and still go through.
Monterrey will be the site of the second match today, with the Rayados 90 minutes away from a crack at their second title in two years and the prospect of beating a Pumas team that has already surprised in the postseason.
Who will go through? Who will be turned away with the prospect of glory so agonizingly close? LiveSoccer TV has the best coverage!
The Nuevo Estadio Corona will play host to a confident Santos Laguna team who stole a 2-1 decision at the Estadio Azteca from América last Thursday and look to close out the series with a solid performance at home.
Manuel Lapuente's squad disappointed in the first match, squandering several chances and not seeing any help from the referee, who blatantly missed a favorable penalty late in the match.
Santos can lose by one goal and still go through, by way of their tiebreaker. América president Michel Bauer took the role of cheerleader after the match, pressuring his own players and stating that the team "was not dead".
Ruben Omar Romano's team can go through to their second consecutive final should they get rid of América and thus try and conquer the league after they came so close at the end of the previous tournament.
América need to win by two goals to go through, in what would be their first final since 2007, and a crack at their first title since 2005.
Santos were crowned as recently as 2008, when Daniel Guzman took the team to their third championship in its short history. Ruben Omar Romano has never won a championship managing in Mexican football.
Humberto Suazo's heavily favored Monterrey squad will try and quash the tournament's Cinderella tonight at the Estadio Tecnologico when the Rayados and Pumas face off.
A 0-0 draw in the first leg means its winner take all - unless another draw is the final result, giving Monterrey its ticket to the finals by way of tiebreaker.
Pumas have done its best work away from home in this postseason, evidenced by the 2-0 stunner at Cruz Azul in the quarterfinals, which effectively bid adieu to the regular season's top team.
Martin Bravo and Dante Lopez are the men up front for the Mexico City squad, and they will try to beat former Mexico national team selectee Jonathan Orozco in goal tonight.
On the other side, Pumas defenders will be more than wary about Suazo's chances at finding the net, and cannot ignore the talent of Osvaldo Martinez, Aldo de Nigris and Abraham Carreño.
Monterrey is seeking its second championship in as many years, while Pumas has also seen recent success - their last title coming in 2007. UNAM is the only team in the 'short tournament' era to win back-to-back trophies, when they conquered two in a row under Hugo Sanchez's stewardship.
Victor Manuel Vucetich has already tasted glory with Monterrey, and recently turned down the Mexico national team job to stay with the team.
