Two clubs chasing CONCACAF Champions League glory will do battle today in a group-stage match between FAS and the Montreal Impact. The Group 3 clash scheduled for 10 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Oscar Quiteno in Santa Ana and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Univision Deportes.
With the MLS season all but lost, the Montreal Impact shift focus to international competition. With a victory over FAS this evening, the club would seize control of Group 3. The task, however, will be easier said than done. Even defender Wandrille Lefevre understands the nature of the beast when visiting Central America.
"I think we'll see a totally different team in terms of intensity, of the physical impact they'll enforce on us," Lefèvre said of FAS (via MLS's official website). "We know with teams down there in Central America, that it's a very difficult environment. We're expecting that, given what it was in Guatemala last year. We almost got out of there with a point [last year], but we're clearly going for three."
"We'll see [how it goes tonight]," he added. "That's why the win [over Chicago on Saturday] is important: for confidence. For confidence in what we can do."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Montreal's Jack McInerney has been productive since joining the club in April. The 22-year-old enters today's match with six goals in 15 appearances.
FAS' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Menéndez; García, Mendoza, Figueroa; Marroquín Villavicencio, Renderos, Moscoso; Aparicio; Mazzia, águila
Montreal Impact's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Bush; Krol, Ferrari, Lefebvre, Camara; Mallace, Larrea; Romero, Piatti, Mapp; McInerney
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