Chivas de Guadalajara face Club Santos Laguna at Estadio Corona in Torreón on Sunday, August 16, 2026, as both teams resume their Liga MX Apertura campaign following the tournament break for the Leagues Cup.
The matchday four fixture offers both clubs an opportunity to secure three points, improve their positions in the league standings, and demonstrate their competitive capability for the remainder of the championship.
Chivas enter the match sitting in 12th place in the table with four points. Supporters of the club have called on head coach Gabriel Milito to deliver improvements in team performance and establish a clear tactical identity.
Milito faces added tactical difficulties for the match in Torreón, as he will be unable to select three key players. José Castillo, Daniel Aguirre, and Bryan González have all been ruled out of the squad for the fixture.
Santos Laguna Position and Managerial Pressure
Santos Laguna approach the match under equal urgency to claim victory. The host team sits second from bottom in the Liga MX standings with zero points after a difficult opening stretch to the season.
The home fixture is regarded as a critical opportunity to quiet criticism following their poor start and to renew confidence in manager Renato Paiva.
Liga MX Competition and Team Background
Liga MX is the top division of professional football in Mexico, featuring an annual season split into two separate tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura. The Leagues Cup is an annual club tournament contested between teams from Liga MX and Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada.
Based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Chivas is one of Mexico's most historic and popular football clubs, while Santos Laguna plays its home matches at Estadio Corona, located in Torreón, Coahuila.
Television Coverage and Live Streaming Options
The match will be broadcast live on television in Mexico and selected countries in Central America on ESPN. Viewers in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama will also receive the live broadcast.
In Mexico, ESPN is available on Sky on channel 551, on Dish on channel 338 for standard definition and channel 838 for high definition, and on Total Play on channel 558 in high definition.
Live streaming is available on Disney+ Premium across compatible devices, including mobile phones, smart TVs, desktop computers, tablets, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Fire TV Stick. Subscribers receive full match coverage alongside the live broadcast.
Subscription pricing for Disney+ in Mexico starts at 154.99 Mexican pesos per month for the Standard plan. The Standard plan without advertisements costs 169.49 Mexican pesos per month, while the Premium plan is priced at 339 Mexican pesos per month.
