On Mar 18th, Atlas will travel to Puebla to battle Puebla in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Puebla recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Chivas. Gustavo Ferrareis scored the first goal for Puebla in the 40th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chivas couldn’t manage to score, and Puebla took the shutout win. Puebla is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while atlas is fresh off their 0-1 loss against León. Victor Dávila scored the first goal for León in the 18th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlas was frustrated by León’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. León ended the match with the shutout victory. Atlas looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Aug 21st, Atlas hosted Puebla at the Estadio Jalisco in their last match together. Atlas and Puebla battled to a 1-1 draw. Martín Barragán struck first for Puebla in the 11th minute on a feed from Gastón Silva, then Julian Andres Quinones Quinones tied it up for Atlas in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Atlas a comeback draw.
Atlas’s most prolific scorer has been Brian Lozano. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Puebla is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ángel Robles Guerrero and Omar Fernández each having 2 goals in their last 5.