Copa Nissan Sudamericana Matches @ Fox Sports En Español.

Fox Sports en Español announced it will offer exclusive live broadcasts of two historic Copa Nissan Sudamericana matches this week. Marking the first-ever appearance of teams from Mexico in the prestigious tournament, Los Pumas de la UNAM will face off against Bolivia’s The Strongest, Tuesday, September 20, starting at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 ET. On Wednesday, September 21, Club América will take on Colombia’s Atlético Nacional, starting at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 ET.

“The Copa Nissan Sudamericana is one of the soccer world’s premier international club tournaments,” said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports en Español. “We anticipate that the addition of Pumas and Club América to the field will score big among our viewers and further bolster the popularity of the Copa Nissan Sudamericana, particularly among Mexican soccer fans, who make up the majority of the U.S. Spanish-language television viewing audience. We’re excited to be the only network in the nation to offer live action from this prestigious tournament.”

Preceded by a pre-game show from (6:00PM PT/9:00 ET), Tuesday’s match between Pumas and The Strongest will be broadcast live from the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City. The teams will face each other again in the return leg October 5 in Bolivia.

Wednesday’s match featuring Club América and Atlético Nacional will be broadcast live from the Los Angeles Coliseum. Wednesday’s first-leg match marks the first time in history that a Mexican team will compete in an official South American tournament on U.S. soil. Fox Sports en Español’s Luís Rodríguez will host the broadcast in studio, with Samuel Jacobo and Christian Bozzo providing on-site match commentary and Pepe Mantilla serving as the sideline reporter. The return match will take place in Colombia on October 5.

A CONMEBOL-sanctioned tournament, the 2005 Copa Nissan Sudamericana features 34 teams from 12 countries, including 31 teams from CONMEBOL member countries and 3 from CONCACAF. Participating clubs hail from Brazil (8), Argentina (7); Mexico (2); Bolivia (2); Chile (2); Colombia (2); Ecuador (2); Peru (2); Paraguay (2); Uruguay (2); Venezuela (2); and United States (1).