Mexican teams find second home in United States
- by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Jul 5, 2016
With the Liga MX set to kick off the weekend of July 8-10, teams will wrap up preseason play this weekend. The big match will be Guadalajara-Veracruz at StubHub Center in Carson, California, for the Super Copa MX title and a berth in the 2017 Libertadores Cup.
Most of
the matches have been between Liga MX clubs, but they have also been hosted by NASL and USL teams. Indy Eleven won the "Clash of Champions" as the spring NASL winner edged Pachuca, Mexico's Torneo
Clausura winner, 1-0.
Liga MX clubs in USA:
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
Pachuca 1 Santos 1, in Kansas
City, Kan.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Tijuana 2 Santos 1, in Sandy, Utah (6,006)
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
Minnesota United
2 Leon 4, in Minneapolis, Minn. (18,505)
Atlas 1 Guadalajara 0, in Bridgeview, Ill. (15,000)
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Indy Eleven 1
Pachuca 0, in Indianapolis, Ind. (6,055)
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
OKC Energy FC 0 Guadalajara 1, in Oklahoma City, Okla. (6,687)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE
29
Tijuana 2 Cruz Azul 1, in Los Angeles
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Club America 2 Pachuca 0, in Denver
SATURDAY, JULY
2
Santos 2 UNAM 1, Copa Socio MX, in San Jose
Guadalajara 1 Morelia 1, in Commerce City, Colo.
SUNDAY, JULY 3
Cruz
Azul 2 Monterrey 1, Copa Socio MX, in Houston
Leon 1 Club America 1, in Chicago
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
NY Red Bulls vs. Club America, Harrison,
N.J.
Cruz Azul vs. Santos, Copa Socio MX, in Dallas
Monterrey vs. UNAM, Copa Socio MX, in Dallas
Leon vs. Juarez, in El Paso, Texas
Morelia vs. Tijuana, in Yuma, Arizona
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Leon vs. Morelia, in Austin, Texas
Club America vs. Santos, in San Antonio, Texas
SUNDAY, JULY 10
Veracruz vs. Guadalajara,
Super Copa MX, in Carson, Calif.
Pachuca vs. Tigres, in Carson, Calif.
