Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Club America and Benfica. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 10 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
America manager Ignacio Ambriz (via Medio Tiempo): "I leave [Puebla] frustrated because of the amount of goals we conceded. We normally don't conceded that many goals. There are people who say I'm a defensive coach. I don't think so, but I know this team is working hard. We won't take long to find our form and we're going to fight."
Benfica manager Rui Vitoria (via Sapo Desporto): Mistakes are part of the game, but it is a set of opportunities that we had to take [against the New York Red Bulls]. The result has nothing to do with the game. We had a very positive performance.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Jonas was an integral part of Benfica's title run last season. In 27 league appearances, the 31-year-old finished with 20 goals. With America concentrating their talent on the Apertura season, look for him to take advantage of a lackluster back line.
America's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Gonzalez; Pineda, hernandez, Colula, Mares; Lugo, Sanchez, Martinez, Rivera; Diaz, Quintero
Benfica's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Cesar; Lopez, Luisao, Jardel, Silvio; John, Fejsa, Pizzi; Gaitain, Jonas, Talisca
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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