The match will be played at the Olympic University Stadium, on Thursday, December 2, at 10:00 p.m.
Pumas UNAM will receive this Thursday, December 2, its counterpart from Atlas, in what will be the second semifinal of the first leg of the MX 2021 League Opening tournament, a match to be played at the University Olympic Stadium, starting at 22:00 ( Ecuador time).
The university students are the surprise of the tournament, by maintaining an irregular season that was reversed in the last days, results that allowed them to enter the repechage zone.
Those led by Argentine Andrés Lillini were last after date five, but his last seven games allowed him to come back in the table: he got 16 points of the 21 with which he finished the regular phase, the product of five wins, a draw and just one defeat.
In the repechage they beat Toluca without problems and in the quarterfinals they hit the ground running after defeating Santiago Solari’s America 3-1, the best team of the regular season with 35 points.
Thus, the Pumas managed to sneak into the semifinals and be the only team to do so without qualifying directly for the league (they were América, Atlas, León and Santos Laguna).
For its part, the Atlas will seek to strike the first blow, to try to reach the final and seek a title that they have not won for 70 years, in 1951.
The team led by Argentine Diego Cocca was the sensation of the tournament, finishing second in the regular season behind América, which surpassed him only by six points.
The foxes will play a semifinal again after 17 years of waiting and they did so after defeating the reigning champions of the Concacaf Champions League, Monterrey. Atlas ended up acceding by its position in the table, after 1-1 on the aggregate scoreboard.
In the results between both teams, the advantage is for Pumas, who have seven consecutive games without losing defeat against Atlas. The last time the foxes won was in 2019, 1-0. Hence, there have been three victories and four draws for the university students.
Channels to watch Pumas UNAM vs. Atlas
- Ecuador: DirecTV Sports and Star+
- Colombia: DirecTV Sports and Star+
- Peru: DirecTV Sports and Star+
- Argentina: DirecTV Sports and Star+
- Spain: TUDN
- Mexico: Fox Sports and Azteca
Schedules to see Pumas UNAM vs. Atlas
- Ecuador, Colombia and Peru: 22:00
- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay: 00:00
- Bolivia and Venezuela: 23:00
- Spain: 04:00
- United States (New York and Miami): 22:00
- United States (Los Angeles): 19:00
- México D. F.: 21:00 (D)
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