Atlas He achieved a vital victory in his aspirations to enter the playoffs after beating 3-1 against Necaxa in duel corresponding to day 16, which was played in the victory stadium.
The red and black they were wide dominators in the first minutes and at 22 ‘, Brian Lozano led the victory of the Rage with a great free kick.
Just a minute later, the foxes increased the lead with a bit of Julian Quinones who defined with a low shot inside the area after a pass from Ozziel Herrera.
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About the end of the first half, Quinones repeated the dose and scored the third for the Atlas and the number 12 in his personal account to get one goal away from drawing at Henry Martin in the lead of the tournament.
Already in the second half, the hydrocálido team reacted and achieved the goal of honor thanks to a goal from Edgar Mendez, who finished off with a popcorn at minute 81.
With this win, the red and black they reach 20 points and are momentarily ninth in the table, while Necaxa he was stuck with 14 units and is officially eliminated from the final phase of the tournament.