Telemundo to Air FUTBOL ESTELAR: LEON VS TIGRES, 1/17

By: Jan. 14, 2015
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Deportes Telemundo presents Club León's home field debut in the Liga MX 2015 Torneo Apertura against the U.A.N.L. Tigres this Saturday, January 17 at 9PM/8C/6PT. Narrating the Week 2 matchup will be award-winning sportscaster Andrés Cantor, assisted by the experienced voice of Sammy Sadovnik and the unique insights of three-time top Mexican scorer Carlos Hermosillo.

León is determined to show its fans it is ready to improve on last season's performance. New coach Juan Antonio Pizzi has restructured the team's defensive lineup to balance Gustavo Matosas reliance on offense and added one new player, defender Ignacio Canuto from Argentina. León lost to América 3-1 in Week 1 of the Torneo Clausura, but has lost only one of its last 8 games against Tigres.

Ricardo Ferreti's players will have to work hard to match their second-place win last season after losing their first home game by one goal to Atlas. The Tigres are one of the teams with the highest turnover in the league and has already made 11 changes to its lineup this season. Prominent additions include Brazilian forward Rafael Sóbis, from Fluminense; Enrique Esqueda, on loan from Atlas; and the return of Jonathan Espericueta, fresh from a stint with Spain's Villarreal "B." In 28 visits to León, Tigres have gone home the winner only four times.

Viewers can also watch Saturday's game on DeportesTelemundo.com digital platforms, the Deportes Telemundo EN VIVO EXTRA mobile app, and play by play on Twitter @telemundosports.

Deportes Telemundo, Telemundo Network's sports division, is one of the United States' leading providers of Spanish-language sports content and is the only sports division in any language broadcasting the world's most watched sporting events: The World Cup, the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl. In addition to being "the home of the Olympic Games in Spanish in the United States," Deportes Telemundo presents Mexican national team games during the World Cup eliminations; all Club León and Club Pachuca home games of the Liga MX; the number 1 boxing show regardless of language, "Boxeo Telemundo". It also has the TV and online rights in the US Spanish-language market to the FIFA World Cup, the world's top soccer tournament, on all platforms (except radio) from 2015 to 2022.

In addition to top sporting events, Deportes Telemundo provides content for mun2 Network and produces three leading sports and entertainment shows: "Titulares y más," "Titulares Telemundo" and "Ritmo Deportivo," which provide analysis of the latest sports news along with entertainment and lifestyle segments. The award-winning Deportes Telemundo team of sportscasters is led by the world-famous Andrés Cantor, with Jessi Losada, Sammy Sadovnik, Carlos Hermosillo, Leti Coo, Edgar López, Karim Mendiburu, Ana Jurka, René Giraldo and Kaziro Aoyama.



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