Foals win pride crown

After beating Celaya 3-1 in the Expansion League Final, Atlante managed to win the scepter of the category, although the fact still does not help them to ascend to the highest circuit of the MX League.

The azulgranas reached their third Final for the title of the so-called silver division in just four years, but it does not entitle them to promotion for failing to meet the minimum criteria.

Liga MX announced on May 13 that there would still be no promotion to the First Division, because of five aspiring clubs, only the Black Lions of UdeG meet the requirements of the Certification Committee. Those who couldn’t are Atlante, Venados, Correcaminos and Morelia.

These criteria are: membership file, economic control, institutional structure, use of resources from the improvement fund and business plan report audited by an external consultant.

Until before the Final against Celaya, the Colts squad had a market value of 8.65 million dollars, according to Transfermarkt. This figure could receive a revaluation in the coming days due to the recently won sports title.

On the night of Saturday, November 12, at the Miguel Alemán Stadium, Christian El Hobbit Bermúdez opened the scoring with a right-footed shot, off Edson Partida’s pass, just after minute 16. Returning from the break, the locals tied with a shot from middle distance of Gael Acosta.

The emotion of extra time would arrive and in minute 111 the goalkeeper Guillermo Allison had the misfortune of putting the ball that he had first saved with a flight from stick to stick into his own goal, but when it fell it bounced off his studs. In the end, César López put the finishing touches so that Atlante could cinch the crown.

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