On Thursday Feb 23rd, Cruz Azul and Atlas will play a match in Mexico City in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Cruz Azul sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Puebla. Carlos Rodriguez struck first for Cruz Azul in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Julio Cesar Dominguez Juarez added another in the 59th minute. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Atlas is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tigres UANL. Nicolás Ibañez scored the first goal for Tigres UANL in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlas was frustrated by Tigres UANL’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tigres UANL ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Estadio Jalisco, Atlas won by a score of 3 to 2. Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales scored the first goal for Atlas in the 10th minute, then Santiago Giménez got the equalizer for Cruz Azul in the 21st minute on a feed from Carlos Rodriguez , but luckily for Atlas it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory.
Julian Andres Quinones Quinones has been the most prolific scorer on Atlas in the last five matches with two goals. Cruz Azul is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carlos Rotondi and Gonzalo Carneiro each only have 1 goal in their last five.