Anatomy of an upset

Photo by Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images I was just really happy to be involved.

When the FMF announced that for the Guard1anes 2020 tournament there would be an expansion of the playoff field from eight to twelve teams, I remember thinking that it’d be really cool to see my beloved Puebla FC in the Liguilla again.

Sure, a 12 team playoff in an 18 team league is a laughable thing when you really think about it. That’s 66% of the league, making it mathematically harder to miss the cutoff than to qualify into the expanded format. Even so, Puebla had a tough time making it. After a surprising start that saw them pick up seven out of nine possible points, the team tumbled down the table fast.

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