How to watch today's Santos Laguna vs Pumas Liga MX game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Santos Laguna and Pumas UNAM kick off their 2025-26 Liga MX Apertura journey this Saturday at Estadio Corona, with both sides eager to hit the ground running. For Fernando Ortiz's Santos, it's less about a fast start and more about stopping the rot—they head into the curtain-raiser on the back of a woeful seven-game losing skid.

Last season’s Clausura campaign was nothing short of disastrous for the hosts. Rooted to the bottom of the table, Santos managed just seven points from 17 matches, winning only twice and shipping a league-high 36 goals in the process. Their final outing before the new season didn’t inspire much hope either—a 3-1 defeat to Guadalajara in their lone preseason fixture.

Efraín Juarez's Pumas side also fell short in the Clausura, missing out on the playoffs after a 3-1 aggregate loss to Monterrey in the Play-In round. They squeezed into 10th spot with 21 points—just enough to edge Guadalajara and keep their postseason hopes alive until the very end. However, their preparations look more promising this time around, having seen off Spanish side Leganés 2-0 in a recent friendly.

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How to watch Santos Laguna vs Pumas UNAM online - TV channels & live streams

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Santos Laguna vs Pumas UNAM kick-off time

Liga MX - Apertura

Estadio Nuevo Corona

The Liga MX match between Santos Laguna and Pumas UNAM will be played at Estadio Nuevo Corona in Torreón, Mexico.

It will kick off at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET on Saturday, July 12, in the US.

Team news & squads

Santos Laguna vs Club Universidad Nacional lineups

Santos Laguna

5-3-2

Formation

4-4-2

CUN

1

C. Acevedo

35

K. Balanta

17

E. Echeverria

2

B. Amione

19

O. Ortega

4

J. Abella

21

F. Villalba

6

J. Guemez

5

A. Lopez

26

R. Sordo

13

J. Ocejo

256

R. Parra

13

P. Monroy

2

P. Bennevendo

6

Nathan Silva

5

R. Duarte

8

J. Caicedo

27

P. Quispe

7

R. Lopez

20

S. Trigos

9

G. Martinez

28

A. Carrasquilla

4-4-2

CUN

SAN

-Line up

• 1

  C. Acevedo

• 35

  K. Balanta

  80’

• 17

  E. Echeverria

• 2

  B. Amione

• 19

  O. Ortega

• 4

  J. Abella

• 21

  F. Villalba

  80’

• 6

  J. Guemez

• 5

  A. Lopez

  14’

• 26

  R. Sordo

  22’

  54’

  80’

• 13

  J. Ocejo

  65’

Substitutes

• 33

  H. Holguin

• 22

  R. Prieto

• 11

  A. Lozano

  65’

• 9

  J. Carrillo

  80’

• 7

  C. Dajome

  80’

  89’

  90’

• 23

  E. Gutierrez

  80’

• 3

  I. Govea

• 10

  F. Fagundez

• 24

  D. Medina

• 8

  S. Mariscal

Manager

• F. Rodriguez

CUN

-Line up

• 256

  R. Parra

• 13

  P. Monroy

  11’

  58’

• 2

  P. Bennevendo

  73’

• 6

  Nathan Silva

• 5

  R. Duarte

  69’

• 8

  J. Caicedo

• 27

  P. Quispe

  20’

  72’

• 7

  R. Lopez

  57’

• 20

  S. Trigos

  46’

• 9

  G. Martinez

• 28

  A. Carrasquilla

  62’

Substitutes

• 215

  A. Azuaje

• 258

  E. Villasenor

  58’

• 26

  A. Rico

  57’

• 15

  U. Rivas

• 181

  M. Paul

• 30

  S. Lopez

  46’

• 241

  D. Ramirez

• 263

  A. Morales

• 206

  M. Torres

  72’

Manager

• E. Juarez

Santos Laguna team news

Santos Laguna endured a nightmare campaign, picking up just two wins across 17 Clausura outings and finishing rock-bottom with a meagre seven points. Surprisingly, new boss Francisco Rodríguez has opted against ringing the changes in the squad, raising fears among the home faithful that another long, grueling season could be on the cards.

Pumas UNAM team news

For much of the 2025 Clausura, Pumas UNAM looked well on course for a direct ticket to the quarter-finals, only to stumble down the stretch and tumble into the Play-In Round. That late-season collapse proved costly, as they were sent packing by Monterrey. Now, head coach Efrain Juarez will be eager for his squad to shake off any lingering frustration and come out firing from the first whistle this time around.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SAN

Last 5 matches

CUN

2

Wins

1

Draw

2

Wins

• Club Universidad Nacional

  2

  -

  0

  Santos Laguna

• Santos Laguna

  1

  -

  1

  Club Universidad Nacional

• Club Universidad Nacional

  3

  -

  0

  Santos Laguna

• Santos Laguna

  2

  -

  1

  Club Universidad Nacional

• Santos Laguna

  3

  -

  0

  Club Universidad Nacional

6

Goals scored

7

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

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