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Julio penalty gives Atlante shock win over champions Cruz Azul
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Julio penalty gives Atlante shock win over champions Cruz Azul

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Atlante secured a 3-2 victory over reigning champions Cruz Azul in the Mexican Apertura tournament.
  • Jhojan Julio scored the winning penalty for Atlante, while Luis Puente and Luis Calzadilla also found the net.
  • Cruz Azul's goals came from Nicolás Ibáñez and Agustín Palavecino, but they missed a late penalty, dropping them to fifth place.

Jhojan Julio's penalty kick sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory for Atlante against reigning champions Cruz Azul in the Mexican Apertura tournament. The win marked Atlante's first in the top division since their relegation in March 2014.

The Ecuadorian Jhojan Julio converted a penalty this Saturday to give the Potros de Hierro del Atlante a 2-3 victory over the champion Cruz Azul.

— EFEReporting on the match outcome.

Atlante took the lead in the first half with a header from Luis Puente in the 44th minute, assisted by Walter Portales. They extended their advantage early in the second half with a strike from Luis Calzadilla, set up by Julio. Cruz Azul fought back, with Nicolás Ibáñez scoring in the 58th minute to narrow the deficit.

The match took a decisive turn when Colombian World Cup player Willer Ditta conceded a "naive" penalty in the box. Julio calmly converted the spot-kick, putting Atlante ahead. Cruz Azul's woes were compounded when Gabriel Fernández missed a penalty in the 93rd minute. Agustín Palavecino scored a late goal for Cruz Azul, but it was not enough to salvage a point.

the world cup player Colombian Willer Ditta committed a naive foul in the area and caused the penalty that gave the victory to the gritty Atlante with Julio's goal.

— EFEDescribing the pivotal penalty incident.

The victory propelled Atlante to ninth place in the standings with four points. Cruz Azul, with two wins and one loss, dropped to fifth place with six points, one behind leaders Tijuana. In other matches, Monterrey defeated Atlas 2-0, Pumas UNAM thrashed Juárez FC 5-1, and León edged out Pachuca 1-0.

The terrible night of the league monarch was confirmed by the Uruguayan Gabriel Fernández, by missing a penalty in the 93rd minute.

— EFEHighlighting a missed opportunity for Cruz Azul.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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