Match recap: Atlas 2, Santos Laguna 2

Draws are never supposed to be satisfying. While they may be a fair result, teams rarely take joy in taking one point instead of three. Atlas outplayed Santos in the first half and got two great goals in the second, and while usually that would have been enough, Santos got a goal during that first half and one in the second as well but dropped the lead both times. A point on the road is great, but not as great as three.

The early moments of the match saw both teams trying to force one another to play in tight spaces near midfield, swarming one another with every movement of the ball in an attempt to limit lanes and force poor decisions. Eventually the game opened up, with teams then…