Atlas took the points with a 2-0 away win at Cruz Azul in the Primera Division, Apertura. Two first-half goals settled it, with Cruz Azul left to regret a flurry of chances that came to nothing.
Edgar Zaldívar opened the scoring on 30 minutes, finishing from Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes' assist. Florián Monzón doubled the lead right on the stroke of half-time, and Cruz Azul never found a way back.
The stats tell a tale of two attacking styles: Cruz Azul had 24 shots to Atlas's 11 and 52% possession, yet Atlas were more clinical, turning 3 big chances into 2 goals. The visitors edged expected goals 1.65 to 1.41, and their goalkeeper made five saves to keep the clean sheet.
