May 25th features a match where Atlas will host Pachuca at Estadio Jalisco in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Atlas is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chivas. Anibal Chalá struck first for Atlas in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then José Macías tied it up for Chivas in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point. Atlas is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Pachuca is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against América. Ibarra Mina struck first for Pachuca in the 13th minute on a feed from Avilés Hurtado, then Erick Sanchez added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Guzman Guzman At the end of 90 a dissapointed América couldn’t manage to score, and Pachuca took the shutout win. Pachuca should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Pachuca and Atlas last played eachother at the Estadio Jalisco on Thu Mar 3rd. Pachuca won by a score of 1 to 0. De La Rosa Gonzalez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 86th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Atlas was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nicolás Ibañez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Pachuca. Atlas is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Julian Andres Quinones Quinones and Marquez Castaneda each having 2 goals in their last five.