Atlas Holds Off Puebla 4‑3 in Entertaining Seven-Goal Contest
GUADALAJARA (Interstat) — Atlas beat Puebla 4-3 at Estadio Jalisco on Sunday, using a second-half surge to secure the victory. Florian Monzon opened the scoring in the first minute for Atlas, but Luifer Hernandez leveled for Puebla in the 20th. Kevin Zenon restored Atlas’s lead in the 63rd, and Jose Martin scored twice in five minutes, in the 68th and 79th, to put Atlas in control. Puebla’s F. Moreno Villegas O. pulled one back in the 84th, but Puebla could not equalize. Zenon finished with one goal and one assist, while Luis Esteves provided two assists for Atlas. Martin scored twice in a 23-minute appearance. Hernandez scored in 67 minutes for Puebla, and Alejandro Organista recorded an assist and a yellow card. Puebla’s A. Ramirez was booked twice. Atlas improved to 7-4-4 in the competition, while Puebla dropped to 3-5-4. Puebla’s all-competitions record also stands at 3-5-4, and Atlas is 7-4-4 across all competitions.