On Dec 13th, Atlas will host León at Estadio Jalisco in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. 2nd placed Atlas is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Pumas UNAM. Juan Dinenno struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 77th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlas couldn’t muster any offence and Pumas UNAM ran away with the shutout win. Atlas is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed León, recorded a 2-1 win against Tigres UANL. Mena Delgado struck first for León in the 8th minute on a feed from Santiago Colombatto, but Diego Reyes got the equalizer for Tigres UANL in the 16th minute. León should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
León and Atlas last played eachother at the Estadio Jalisco on the 25th of September. Atlas won by a score of 2 to 0. Anderson Santamaria Bardales scored the first goal for Atlas in the 8th minute, then Barbosa Zaragoza added another in the 60th minute In the end, León was frustrated by Atlas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlas ended the match with the shutout victory.
León is fortunate enough to have Mena Delgado in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Atlas’s most prolific scorer has been Julio Furch. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.