Despite recently suffering a first home defeat of the season to Santos Laguna, local soccer team Atlas remains just two points behind Tigres at the top of the Liga MX.
As the Clausura 2013 season began, Atlas was in danger of being demoted to Mexico’s second division, the Ascenso MX, due to its low point average over the last three years. But the team has responded in fine fashion, winning the first five games it played at Guadalajara’s Estadio Jalisco and losing just two of eleven games in total.
Atlas now leads Queretaro by six points in the relegation standings and has also drawn two points clear of San Luis. Just over half-way through the season, Atlas looks well placed to win a place in the playoffs, while local rivals Chivas have accumulated 16 points and also stand a reasonable chance of making the playoffs.The other two professional soccer clubs from Guadalajara both play in the Ascenso MX. The University of Guadalajara (UdeG) backed team Leones Negros continues to lead the division and could win promotion to Mexico’s top flight in the summer, while the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG) side Estudiantes Tecos is currently fifth and in line for a spot in the playoffs.