Atlas defeated Pachuca and maintains the Jalisco stadium as a fortress, to fight for the top positions in the classification, at the expense of the Tuzos who do not lift
The red and black of Atlas They returned to the path of victory and remain undefeated in the Jalisco Stadiumby surpassing the Pachuca by a score of 2-0, in their return to action in the Liga MX after the FIFA Date.
Meanwhile, the Tuzos continue to be immersed in a crisis in the Apertura 2024, with only one win and four losses, to stay with their five points in six games.
Atlas They showed strength from the first moment, imposing conditions on the field, and it did not take long to get ahead with two goals, the result of that dominance exercised over a Tuzos team that was in decline.
Jeremy Marquez scored Atlas’ second goal against Pachuca. Imago7
The first goal came after a great play on the right by Raymundo Fulgencio, who put in the cross and Víctor Ríos got up to finish with a header and put the red and black team ahead in the 13th minute.
Just three minutes later, the red-and-blacks did not forgive and Angel Jeremy Marquez He made his presence felt with a shot to make it 2-0 in favour of the Atlas players. The referee validated the goal after a VAR review for a possible offside.
As the actions progress, Atlas He continued to show his best game and at 22′, Andrés Micolta rejected the ball to save his team from another possible goal in the Hidalgo goal.
Similarly, at minute 29, Camilo Vargas cleared a dangerous shot from the Pachucawho was struggling to cope with the good tactical positioning of the local defence.
Jeremy Marquez scored Atlas’ second goal against Pachuca. Imago7
Before the break, the Guadalajara team had a shot on goal that almost gave them their third goal, if it hadn’t been for the timely rebound, once again, from Andrés Micolta.
In the final moments of the match, Alfonso González was sent off for a foul on Hugo Nervo and the Tuzos were left with 10 men, after the referee decided to show the red card to the player. Pachuca because it is a serious act of rough play.
The teams went into the break after a first half that was notable for some hard fouls, a product of the intensity of the first half.
Jeremy Marquez scored Atlas’ second goal against Pachuca. Imago7
Upon returning to activity in the red and black den, coach Guillermo Almada made several changes, knowing that Pachuca had to show something more against a methodical and dangerous rival like the Atlas.
Without deviating from his cautious game, Pachuca I tried in various ways and could do little in the face of the premise of trying to defend well.
And while the ‘Foxes’ continued to press, Almada decided to take a risk with Salomón Rondón, replacing him with Borja González in the 65th minute.
Pachuca missed the opportunity for a couple of corner kicks; meanwhile, the Atlas continued to create opportunities up front with little luck, as in the 84th minute, Aldo Rocha wasted his shot on a free kick.
It was clear that Pachuca luck was not on their side and Bryan González missed the free kick in the 85th minute of running time, at the moment when the Tuzos were trying to get the goal that would bring them closer on the scoreboard, which not only did not come, but at the end of the actions, the coach Guillermo Almada received a yellow card and then the red card for alleged insults to the referee Luis Enrique Santander.
