With temperatures at kickoff nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), it wasn’t going to be an easy match for either side. Both Atlas and Santos however did what they could under the scorching temperatures, battling to a 0-0 draw at Estadio Corona.
Atlas had a bit better of the possession early on, earning a couple of corner kicks around the fourth minute of play but nothing really came of it. Still they kept pressuring, pinning Santos in their own end for most of the opening part of the match. The first good chance of the match came in the 15th minute when former Santos forward Eduardo “Mudo” Aguirre hit a cross to Luis Reyes who was screaming down the left side of the box, but…
