Club America vs. Santos Laguna: TV channel, live stream, team news, kickoff time, & match preview

Jon Arnold

Club America vs. Santos Laguna: TV channel, live stream, team news, kickoff time, & match preview image

America and Santos Laguna are going to fight for the title, but first the path must be defined.

Santos comes into the final match of the regular season as the No. 2 seed, but current No. 5 America could diminish the Guerreros' standing with a win this weekend.

Neither team is in great form, though, with each coming off a defeat last week.

With a better regular season finish the second tiebreaker in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Saturday's match could have significant ramifications for the playoffs.

Game America vs. Santos Laguna 
Date Saturday, April 28
Time 10 p.m. ET
Stream (US only) fuboTV (7-day free trial)

TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch


Djaniny Santos Laguna

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Squads & Team News


Position America players
Goalkeepers Jimenez, Leon, Marchesin, Pineda
Defenders Aguilar, Aguilera, Alvarez, Cedillo, Orrantia, Valdez, Vargas
Midfielders Arce, Corona, Cordova, Cruz, Da Silva, Ibarra, Rodríguez, Uribe, Zamora
Forwards Diaz, Dominguez, Ibarguen, Lainez, Marin, Martin, Menez, Peralta

Midfielder Mateus Uribe is suspended for Saturday's contest after being sent off in last week's 3-1 defeat at Puebla. Henry Martin, Cecilio Dominguez and Jeremy Menez all are coming off of injuries suffered in April. While they may make the 18, Herrera may not risk them ahead of the Liguilla.

Potential starting XI: Marchesin; Aguilar, Valdez, Aguilera, Vargas; Alavarez, Rodriguez; Ibarra, Ibarguen, Lainez; Peralta

Position Santos Laguna players
Goalkeepers Orozco, Acevedo, Garcia
Defenders Izquierdoz, Araujo, Alcoba, Villafana, Arteaga, Abella, Sanchez, Ibanez, Bernal
Midfielders Vazquez, Rivas, Andrade, Martinez, de Buen, Cortes, Rabello, Davila, Lozano, Martinez, Isijara
Forwards Furch, Rodriguez, Djaniny

Center back Nestor Araujo continues his recovery from the knee issue he suffered with Mexico in March but won't be able to return until the postseason at the earliest.

Potential starting XI: Orozco; Abella, Izquierdoz, Alcoba, Villafana; Isijara, Vazquez, De Buen, Martinez; Djaniny, Furch


Betting & Match Odds


America is at odds even on Dabblebet to win the match with both a Santos win and a draw going for 12/5.

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Game Preview


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America was rolling along at the start of the season and carried a long unbeaten record into the 12th week of the season before losing to Toluca.

Las Aguilas have lost just once since then, last week in Puebla, but aren't exactly dominating opponents.

They've settled for draws far too often and despite having lost only a pair of games are currently sitting in the bottom half of the playoff positions. That could change this weekend with a win and a bit of help, and seeding could be crucial for a playoff run.

Look no farther than America itself, which played out a pair of scoreless matches with Cruz Azul last tournament but moved into the semifinals thanks to a superior regular-season finish - the league's second tiebreaker after away goals. 

Wins haven't come easily against Santos this season, but the visitors come in on the back of a pair of losses. Manager Robert Siboldi said his team would start to take things easier after his team locked up qualification but has still put out largely first-choice lineups in losses to Pumas and Pachuca.

America is dealing with a suspended Mateus Uribe and has attacking trio Cecilio Dominugez, Jeremy Menez and Henry Martin coming off injuries. Herrera will have to decide whether to risk them in an efffort improve his team's postseason positioning or hope former Santos star Oribe Peralta will be able to do enough on his own up top to get the home win.

Jon Arnold

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.