MIAMI, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — TELEMUNDO and NBC UNIVERSO today announced they will be telecasting live 17 exciting Liga MX matches in Spanish to soccer fans across the U.S. starting Sat., July 25, through Sat., Nov. 21, 2015. The networks are exclusively airing the home games for Clubs Leon and Pachuca, who host the League’s best and most-popular clubs again this season.

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The Apertura 2015 schedule on TELEMUNDO and NBC UNIVERSO includes 15 Saturday night games, plus two special weekday match-ups at Estadio Leon. Kicking-off this season’s action on the networks is Pachuca’s opening match against Tijuana on Sat., July 25, at Estadio Hidalgo; followed by Leon’s home opener against Veracruz on Sat., Aug. 1. The action heats up from there with back-to-back Saturday night home games for Pachuca against America on Sat., Aug. 8 and UNAM Sat., Aug. 15; and in between, Leon takes on Tigres for a special weekday match on Wed., Aug. 12. 

Additional highlight matches include: Pachuca hosting on consecutive weekends Santos Laguna, the Apertura 2014 Champions, on Sat., Sept. 26, followed by Cruz Azul on Sat., Oct. 3; Leon v. America during another weekday special on Tue., Sept. 29; and Pachuca hosting Leon on Sat., Nov. 7.

Providing narration and commentary for many of the Leon and Pachuca home matches on the networks will be legendary sportscaster Andres Cantor, along with veteran soccer expert Sammy Sadovnik, Copan Alvarez who has covered countless soccer events, and former Mexican National Team forward Carlos Hermosillo. Award-winning reporter Kaziro Aoyama will be giving an up-close look at the action on the field.

All 17 matches will be telecast or simulcast live on NBC UNIVERSO. Each of the Saturday night games through September will be broadcast on TELEMUNDO, with simulcasts on NBC UNIVERSO, until October when NBC UNIVERSO becomes the exclusive U.S. television home for the remaining matches. Every match will also be available on nbcuniverso.com/live, the NBC UNIVERSO Now app, NBCDeportes.com and the NBC Deportes EN VIVO EXTRA mobile app. The complete TELEMUNDO/NBC UNIVERSO telecast schedule is below:

In addition to their exciting home schedules, there are plenty more reasons to watch both Leon and Pachuca during Apertura 2015.  La Fiera bolstered their defense and midfield – the club added Diego Novaretti, who returns to Liga MX from Lazio (Italy); and Guillermo Burdisso from Boca Juniors (Argentina) on defense. In the midfield, Miguel Ibarra, who played with the Minnesota United FC (USA), will be the second American for Leon on the pitch, along with William Yarbrough. Colombian Dario Burbano, back with Leon after a year with Tigres, and Ecuadorian Jonathan Gonzalez, will also make the Emerald lineup a force to be reckoned with during Apertura 2015.

For Pachuca, los Tuzos made various changes to their game plan, mainly in the defense and midfield.  On defense, they acquired Hugo Rodriguez, who played for the Tigres and Omar Esparza from Chivas de Guadalajara. In the midfield, the names to note include Uruguyan Jonathan Urretaviscaya, who came from Penarol (Uruguay), and Argentinian Ruben Botta from Verona (Italy).

About TELEMUNDO:
TELEMUNDO, a division of NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. TELEMUNDO’s multiple platforms include the TELEMUNDO Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 17 owned stations, broadcast and MVPD affiliates; TELEMUNDO Digital Media, which distributes TELEMUNDO’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and www.telemundo.com; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned TELEMUNDO as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 120 countries in over 40 languages.

About NBC UNIVERSO:
NBC UNIVERSO (www.nbcuniverso.com) is a modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, bringing the world’s top sports franchises and edgy programming to more than 40 million households in the U.S. As one of the most widely available modern cable channels for U.S. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action – including FIFA World Cup™, Liga MX, Premier League, NASCAR Mexico Series, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics – along with signature series, blockbuster movies, music, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, on TV, online and mobile devices. NBC UNIVERSO is part of Hispanic Enterprises and Content, a division of NBCUniversal (www.nbcuniversal.com), one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (www.comcastcorporation.com). To find the NBC UNIVERSO channel number in your area, please visit www.nbcuniverso.com/encuentralo.