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The Atlas was crowned with suffering this Sunday in the Liga MX Closing Tournament as consecutive champion, after losing 2-1 to Pachuca but after winning 2-0 in the first leg played last Wednesday .
After 70 years of drought, Atlas in just six months have won a couple of championships and the one achieved this Sunday It seemed that it would be uphill after Romario Ibarra scored just in the 8th minute for the ‘Tuzos’ to dream of a comeback.
However, Julio Furch equalized the actions from the penalty spot after a handball in the area that had to be reviewed by the VAR, which caused a delay in the clock.
That same delay was capitalized al 45+9 by Nicolás Ibañez who with a header put Pachuca to win 2-1 after beating Camilo Vargas.
After the end of the first half and the start of the second half, Atlas dedicated themselves to defending at all costs the result that would allow them to be champions on aggregate (2-3).
When it seemed that the Atlas was heading without problems to the title, Aníbal Chalá saw the red card to 70′ for a stomp that checked the VAR and influenced the decision of the main.
However, Atlas knew how to play with the desperation of the rival and sealed the two-time championship, being together with Pumas and León the only teams in the era of Apertura and Clausura tournaments that achieved a pair of stars consecutively.
For its part, Pachuca was left without the opportunity to increase its track record of six titles, the last of which was achieved in 2016.