Sunday’s Puebla vs Pachuca match will kick start the 2011 Apertura Tournament of Mexico’s Primera Division. Kick-off time is at 12:55pm ET on ESPN Deportes.
Matches featuring Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna will be broadcasted live whereas as fans can watch out for an exciting encounter on September 24 when Cruz Azul will affront Guadalajara at 6pm ET. Confirming ESPN Deportes’ rights to cover the 2011 Apertura Tournament, the channel’s Mexican football expert Ciro Procuna reportedly declared:

“The 2011 Apertura Tournament is not to be missed. Pumas and Chivas have two solid and reliable teams; Santos, Monterrey, and Tigres will be competing with great lineups for the Northern supremacy.

“Cruz Azul and America are two big teams that have fallen behind and need to step up their game. Mexico has one of the continent’s most competitive leagues.”

ESPN Deportes will bring viewers power-packed coverage of all matches through its studio shows which include SportsCenter, Juego Cruzado and Nacion ESPN.

Below is the full schedule of the Mexican Primera Division on ESPN Deportes. Note that the schedule is subject to change.



Sunday, July 31 @ 12:55pm: Puebla vs Pachuca

Wednesday, August 3 @ TBC: Jaguares vs Santos

Saturday, August 6 @ 6pm: Cruz Azul vs Atlante

Saturday, August 13 @ 6pm Jaguares vs Cruz Azul

Saturday, August 20 @ 6pm: Cruz Azul vs Tijuana

Sunday, August 28 @ 3pm: Tijuana vs Querétaro

Saturday, September 10 @ 6pm: Cruz Azul vs Monarcas

Sunday, September 18 @ 3pm: Tijuana vs Tecos

Saturday, September 24 @ 6pm: Cruz Azul vs Guadalajara

Saturday, October 1 @ 6pm: Jaguares vs Atlas

Sunday, October 2 @ 3pm: Tijuana vs Tigres

Saturday, October 8 @ 6pm: Cruz Azul vs Puebla

Saturday, October 15 @ 6pm: Jaguares vs Atlante

Sunday, October 16 @ 1pm: Puebla vs Querétaro

Sunday, October 30 @ 3pm: Tijuana vs San Luis

Sunday, November 6 @ 1pm: Puebla vs Tigres