In this week 1 match on the 8th of January, Atlas will play host to Toluca in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Atlas is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Gaddi Aguirre struck first for Atlas in the 76th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Necaxa was frustrated by Atlas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlas ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Toluca, recorded a 1-3 loss against Winner Semi-final 2. Raúl López scored the first goal for Toluca in the 21st minute, then Víctor Guzmán tied it up for Pachuca in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 21st minute on a goal by Raúl López. Toluca looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 10th of July, Toluca hosted Atlas in their last match together. Toluca won by a score of 3 to 2. Leonardo Fernández scored the first goal for Toluca in the 3rd minute, then Fernando Navarro added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Jean Meneses.
Camilo Sanvezzo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Toluca. Atlas hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Trejo Morantes and Gaddi Aguirre, and they each have 1 goal.