Atlas revives and puts an end to a disastrous week for Chivas

In a very intense match, Atlas took the victory in the Guadalajara classic after defeating Chivas 3-2, which aggravated the crisis of the rojiblancos, whose coach, Fernando Gago, once again assured that he was not in negotiations with Boca Juniors, as has been speculated in recent days.

Thanks to this result in the duel corresponding to matchday 11 of the Apertura 2024 tournament, held yesterday at the Akron stadium, the Zorros, who broke a streak of three consecutive losses, added 17 points and rose to eighth place in the general classification; while Guadalajara was placed in ninth place, with 15 units.

The visitors jumped onto the field determined to open the scoring in the first minutes, so they soon began to stalk the opposing goal, protected by José Story Rangel. Just in the third minute, Jhon Murillo threatened with a shot from the right, and immediately with a header from the center of the area that went slightly wide. Edward Period Aguirre also tried with a shot very close to the left post, but he also failed to hit the ball.

Guadalajara reacted in time and responded in the 14th minute with a left-footed shot from Carlos Cisneros from long distance, but the red and black goalkeeper, Camilo Vargas, kept the ball. Víctor Guzmán and Jesús Orozco also generated danger in the rival zone; However, his shots were unsuccessful.

Although both teams had good approaches, it was finally Atlas that opened the scoring with a controversial play. At minute 40, Murillo finished off an assist from José Lozano from very close to the frame, making it 1-0; However, the rojiblancos claimed a previous foul by Lozano himself on Gilberto Sepúlveda, but referee Fernando Hernández validated the goal.

Those led by Beñat San José expanded their advantage (2-0) at the beginning of the second half, when in the 47th minute, Jeremy Márquez connected with a pass from Murillo and unleashed a right foot from outside the area to nail the ball next to the left post.

The second goal of the red and black fell on Chivas like a bucket of cold water, it was then that Atlas took advantage of its rival’s confusion to deliver a third blow. At minute 52, Lozano finished off an assist from Raymundo Fulgencio from long distance to make it 3-0 and silence the stands of the Akron stadium.

When it seemed that the aspirations of Herd had been buried, Ricardo Marín closed the gap on the scoreboard (3-1) after beating Vargas with a powerful cross shot from the right sector, at 63.

The goal resurrected Chivas, who managed to score their second goal in the 71st minute, after Roberto Louse Alvarado, who threw a firecracker at reporters on Thursday, connected with an assist from Mateo Chávez and with a point-blank shot sent the ball to the back of the net to make it 3-2 on the scoreboard.

In the final stretch, the locals turned to the attack in search of rescuing at least the tie. They had the opportunity to score with shots from Erick Gutiérrez, Marín and Sepúlveda, but none of them managed to score and Chivas added its third consecutive game without knowing victory.

Before the start of the match, Gago denied being in talks with Boca Juniors. I didn’t have any offers, calls, or people close to me, or those around me, I don’t know where the information came from. It was a normal week, before a classic, with many emotions, feelings, that everyone wants to play and win a placehe told the Telemundo network.

Anything can happen in football, today we lose five games and I may not be here anymore or I may be here for seven years, that’s why I always live for today. I am very clear about what I want with the club and I have constant communication, things are very clear and I don’t know why that rumor was established. I have a contract, there was no offer from anyonehe added.