Club: Club Santos Laguna
Founded: 1982
City: Torreon, Mexico
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Corona
Manager: Ruben Omar Romano
Previous Champions League Appearances: (1) 2008
Honors: Mexican Primera Division champion - 3 (1996 I, 2001 V, 2008 C); Interliga champion - 1 (2004), Copa Independenica - 1 (2007)
Official Web site: http://www.clubsantoslaguna.com.mx/

Santos Laguna returns to continental play after reaching the semifinals of the inaugural 2008 tournament where it lost to Mexican rival and eventual champion Atlante of Cancun. Coach Ruben Omar Romano will offensive options in Carlos Darwin Quintero, Christian Benitez and Vincente Vuoso, who were crucial components in the 2008 campaign. Benitez recently rejoined his old club after a spell with English Premier League club Birmingham City. But Romano has also added striker Oribe Peralta, who scored nine goals - tied for second most -- in the 2010 Mexican Clausura. Mexican international goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez, who with 99 caps did not make El Tri's 2010 World Cup squad, will anchor the defense. In front of him will be defender George Ivan Estrada as well as a midfield including Argentine Daniel Ludena, third on the Santos all-time goal scoring list with 47, and Juan Pablo Rodriguez and Walter Jimenez, who also has returned after a loan to Argentine side Gimnasia