In this week 1 match on the 20th of January, Atlas and León will play a match in León de los Aldamas in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed León is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Tijuana. Victor Dávila scored the first goal for León in the 23rd minute, then Lucas Rodriguez tied it up for Tijuana in the 59th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Tijuana. León should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while atlas sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Atlético San Luis. Ramón Del Castillo struck first for Atlas on an own goal in the 64th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlético San Luis was frustrated by Atlas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlas ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Atlas should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Atlas and León last played eachother at the Estadio Jalisco on Monday Dec 13th. Atlas won by a score of 1 to 0. Aldo Rocha scored the first goal for Atlas in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, León couldn’t muster any offence and Atlas ran away with the shutout win.
Atlas’s most prolific scorer has been Julio Furch. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. León is fortunate enough to have Angel Israel Mena Delgado in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.