Chivas and Tuzos will Face Each other in the Valley for Liga MX Preseason Game

By administrator1 December 26, 2015 22:00

Picture Courtesy: chivasdecorazon.com.mx

By Francisco Romero. – The past ten years the City of Phoenix has turned into one of the favorite destinations for Mexican soccer teams to play; whether it’s for Mexican National Team game or for a Liga MX preseason game.

On January 3^rd of 2016 Chivas de Guadalajara and Club Pachuca will face each other at Chase Field in Downtown Phoenix for a preseason contest.

“It’s just amazing that we are able to watch a live Chivas game in person,” said Arturo Robles, who is from Mexico City, but grew up a Chivas fan. “I am ready to go to the game, I have my gear ready, and I will definitively be wearing the colors.”

Club Deportivo Guadalajara, popularly known as las Chivas has 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones, 1 InterLiga, 1 Copa Challenger, 4 Copa Oros de Occidente, and 3 Copa México. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Division and, along with longstanding rivals Club América; they have never been relegated to the second-tier division. Guadalajara was the runner-up of the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

Pachuca has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico, winning five national championships, four CONCACAF Champions’ Cups, the 2007 SuperLiga, defeating Major League Soccer‘s LA Galaxy and one Copa Sudamericana in 2006 Pachuca the first CONCACAF team to win a CONMEBOL tournament.

Pachuca is led by Oscar ‘el Conejo’ Perez; he has been capped 54 times for the Mexico national team since 1997. He played four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Guadalajara has not played in Phoenix since 2006 and this will be the first time that Pachuca plays in the Valley of the sun.

Tickets went on sale on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Chase Field box office Ticket prices start at $36 all the way up to the VIP seats valued at $126. Tickets will also be available at all Ticketmaster outlets including Wal-Mart, Fry’s Supermarkets and La Curacao locations.