Atlante: 90 minutes closer to Dubai

Perhaps I should have seen Atlante's result coming last night. Cruz Azul were without two of their primary midfielders in Gerardo Torrado and Cristián Riveros, which would have reduced the team's ability to dominate the midfield. Even so, I was surprised by two things: Cruz Azul's lack of urgency for a majority of the game, and Atlante's decision to take the game to La Máquina.