Those of you who followed along with my live coverage of Mexican football last season know about my adventures with tracking down accurate lineups. Unlike the English Premier League and La Liga, it’s always a challenge. Oh, sure, people put out lineups, but they’re inaccurate half the time. Usually, when two sites that I consider to be reputable for things other than La Primera put up the same lineup, I figure I’m safe. Tonight’s lineups check out at multiple sites, so if this is a crock of BS, it’s not my fault.
Necaxa Vs. Jaguares De Chiapas: Pre-Match Primer
Necaxa lineup (4-4-2): Perez ; Ledesma, Salazar, Quatrocchi, Ibarra ; Sandoval, Barbosa, Garcia, Silva ; Gandin, Blanco
Jaguares lineup (4-4-1-1): Villalpando ; Rojas, Fuentes, Serrano, Martinez ; Rodriguez, Hernandez, Escueda, Valdez ; Manso ; Martinez
The two clubs put out pretty similar lineups, with the obvious glaring difference being that Damian Manso will play a traditional No. 10’s role while Necaxa have opted to play two true strikers. New acquisition Sergio Blanco starts up top for Necaxa, as well as their two new wingers Luis Alonso Sandoval and Juan Carlos Silva. This team struggled to score goals last season, but this completely re-tooled attack should have more of a spark.
It remains to be seen if Damian Manso can replace Danilinho, but this looks like a decent Jaguares lineup. Manso playing off of Martinez should be pretty effective, and Jorge Rodriguez will look to build off of his impressive 2010 Apertura campaign.
Kickoff is at 9 pm ET and the game can be seen on both Azteca America and ESPN Deportes.
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