On Saturday Apr 2nd, Cruz Azul will host Atlas at Estadio Azteca in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Cruz Azul is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Pachuca. Erick Sanchez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 18th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cruz Azul couldn’t manage to score, and Pachuca took the shutout win. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Atlas, recorded a 1-1 draw against Chivas. Roberto Alvarado struck first for Chivas in the 65th minute, but Quinones Quinones got the equalizer for Atlas in the 89th minute earning them at least the one point. Atlas is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Cruz Azul and Atlas last played eachother at the Estadio Jalisco on Oct 20th. Atlas and Cruz Azul battled to a 0-0 draw. Atlas had 8 on net, and Cruz Azul had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Atlas is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Julio Furch and Quinones Quinones each having 2 goals in their last five. Ignacio Rivero has been the most effective weapon for Cruz Azul lately. The midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.