Silenced…
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It’s been a few days since my last post and there a couple of reasons, the biggest is that I was moving from school back home, and I’ve been busy packing and unpacking. More importantly I haven’t been able to write Atlas’ sad story in the Libertadores.
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Preview: Atlas vs. Boca Juniors
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Tomorrow Atlas will play Boca Juniors, the current Copa Libertadores champion, in the return leg of the Copa Libertadores. Atlas managed to get a tie in the first leg 2-2, and will now look to close it out at home.
Atlas has an advantage in the tie, but this does not mean that they will enter the estadio jalisco looking for one. Coach Brindisi has acknowledged that the only way to beat Boca Juniors is by attacking. Boca Juniors has already won a big game as visitor in this tournament and Atlas is not trying to fall into complacency.
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Category: Atlas Team NewsOn a Mission
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I saved off writing a post about Atlas’ elimination from the domestic tournament until Atlas had played their first game against Boca Juniors because I didn’t want to write bad news.
The good thing is that Atlas gave me some good news to write about, a 2-2 tie away in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter finals. This forces Boca Juniors to win in el Estadio Jalisco, which hasn’t been an easy feat for visiting teams. In the tournament, Atlas is undefeated at home and has outscored their opponents 12-2, with only one draw. In other words, Atlas is a very strong home team. Last time Boca Juniors played in Guadalajara they were handed a 3-1 defeat.
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Category: Atlas Team NewsOlympic Goal
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I don’t know if everyone is familiar with the “Olympic Goal” so in case you aren’t, allow Juan Carlos Medina to show you the way:
Category: Atlas Team NewsAtlas Advances to Liguilla
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Atlas’ 2-0 win over Cruz Azul helped them move on to the Mexican tournament. With the final game of the regular season done, Atlas advanced to the liguilla right above Pachuca.
They will play in the run-off game against Necaxa for a spot in the championship tournament.
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Category: Atlas Team NewsBig Win in Copa Libertadores
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I’ve never been happier to be wrong. My 0-0 prediction for Atlas in their Copa Libertadores game against Lanus fell through, but it fell through because Atlas won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Bruno Marioni, who is becoming pretty clutch.
After the goal Atlas was content with defending theie lead and in the second half Atlas was pretty much only attacking on the counter attack. I don’t like to question coach Brindisi, but cramming your players on your half of the pitch and defending for the last 10 minutes of the game isn’t a good way to keep a score, call me old fashioned but I’m for the whole “the best defense is a good offense”. Nonetheless, Atlas came out with a crucial away goal and the W.
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Category: Atlas Team NewsOne More Year for Brindisi
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Club president, Fernando Acosta has confirmed that Coach Miguel Brindisi will be Atlas’ coach for at least one more year. Acosta said that Brindisi guarantees harmony in the team and added that “with Brindisi we have a base to form a great team, he is an exellent coach, a great motivator, he has united the team, and he’s a good person.”
I agree with Acosta, coach Brindisi has done a great job with Atlas, they’re doing well not only in the domestic tournament but also in outside tournaments, winning the interliga tournament to secure a spot in the Copa Libertadores, where they’ve advanced past the group stages. With all of these different tournaments, having a coach who can handle more than just the athletic part of the game and care for his players is important. I say long live the Brindisi era, who knows he might even lead Atlas to two pieces of silverware this year: domestic and Copa Libertadores.
One can dream, no?
Category: Atlas Team NewsPreview: Atlas vs. Lanus
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I’m going to be completely honest, I have no idea who Lanus is. I know they’re an Argentinean team that’s not Boca Juniors or River Plate and that’s about it.
However, hopefully Atlas knows more about them than I do, as they will be facing them on Tuesday in their next Copa Libertadores game. Lanus advanced out of the group stage with 10 points, while Atlas finished with 11. Atlas also had a better goal differential in the group stage, +5 to Lanus’ +3.
Lanus is the current Argentinean league champs, and Atlas hasn’t wont the mexican tournament, well in a long time. However, none of this impresses Bruno Marioni who says that they played the likes of Colo Colo and Boca Juniors and came out on top of the group.
Atlas tied their last Copa Libertadores game and their last domestic tournament game too. Because of this, and because I haven’t really seen Lanus play I’m going to make a conservative prediction and say the tie streak will continue.
My Prediction: Atlas 0 - 0 Lanus
Category: Atlas Team NewsPreview: Atlas vs. Colo Colo
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Atlas will play Colo Colo tonight in what will be the last game of the Copa Libertadores group stages. The last two games of group 3 are very important because the top three teams are fighting for two spots into the next round. Atlas (10), Colo Colo (9), and Boca Juniors (7) are all within 3 points of each other entering the last match day. Boca Juniors will play UA Maracaibo in a game that has all but been won by Boca already. However, a great many things can happen:
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Category: Atlas Team NewsTigers, Oh My!
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Ulises Mendivil was brilliant in his return and scored the only goal in Atlas’ game with Tigres. Mendivil headered in a cross in the 39th minute to give Atlas the tree points in el estadio Jalisco.
This win was big, especially since Monterrey had won earlier (and still no 100th from Omar Bravo) which meant Atlas needed to win in order to stay in the hunt for la liguilla. There are now two games left in the season and Atlas is still two points back of the number two spot in group 2. All is not lost if Atlas can’t make the second place spot in group 2, Atlas is currently 10th in the overall table, which means they would have a chance to enter la liguilla through a run-off game.
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