Atlante sets sights on Liguilla qualification and title contention in Apertura 2026

Marking its 110th anniversary in Mexican football, Atlante is celebrating its return to the First Division and the iconic Estadio Azteca. The team, affectionately known as "the people's team," will host América this Friday for the second matchday of the Apertura 2026 tournament.

With ambition and a hunger for success, Atlante's management and players have made it clear they aspire to be more than just participants in Liga MX. Their objective is to become a leading team that competes for the championship title. This was emphasized during the presentation of a new alliance with TV Azteca, which will broadcast the team's matches on open television.

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More than if there are names or not, the mandate is always to have a great tournament, in the end we are all football players and if we want to reach higher levels, first of all, the challenge is with oneself in training and the tests that come in each matchday, we are not just here to be here, the challenge is to have a great tournament and be among those who qualify for the Liguilla and compete in the tournament because we cannot come with the mentality of 'let's see what happens'. When one starts the tournament, one always seeks the championship, we know that it is a very big challenge and the team has always had great challenges, this team is characterized by that and without a doubt we go step by step.

Christian Bermúdez, the player with the most appearances for Atlante, stated that the team's goal is to have a great tournament and qualify for the Liguilla (playoffs). "When one starts the tournament, one always seeks the championship," Bermúdez said, acknowledging the significant challenge but highlighting the team's history of facing and overcoming great obstacles.

Team president Emilio Escalante Méndez expressed his pride in bringing Atlante back to the First Division and affirmed the club's commitment to being a protagonist. "We are working for the team to be a protagonist, reinforcements are arriving, and we are very committed to our fans to bring back the Atlante that has always been: a team of grit, fight, and mystique," he stated. The club aims to embody its traditional characteristics of determination and spirit.

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we have been working hard to have this project where we wanted to have it, which was to bring Atlante back to the First Division and today we are working for the team to be a protagonist, reinforcements are arriving, and we are very committed to our fans to bring back the Atlante that has always been: a team of grit, fight, mystique.