Atlas 1 – 1 Pachuca: Slowly But Surely

Over the weekend Atlas tied at 1 with Pachuca, which isn’t particularly exciting except for the fact that both San Luis and Chivas lost their games which gave Atlas a chance to makeup ground.

The game was uneventful at most, except for the unsurprising sending off of Dario Botinelli for a double yellow card. It seems the only thing he has in common with “el pollo” is the color red. Given the fact that Atlas had 10 men from the 63rd minute a 1-1 final score isn’t that bad, however, with only 3 games left to go in the tournament both the coach and the players are not content with the points that got away.

Things in group 1 are getting interesting as we head towards the close of the tournament. Toluca who are first place in the group and first place overall have already qualified given the fact that San Luis, who are in second, are 12 points away. More interesting is the race for 2nd place and automatic qualification to the liguilla. Currently San Luis, Chivas, and Atlas are all within 2 point of each other. The only game between these three teams will be on week 16 when Atlas will play Chivas in the Clasico Tapatio.

Here’s hoping that come week 16 Atlas is still in position to make the liguilla.

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