Overview

• Back for a second stint, Diego Cocca says beating América would show Atlas can “pelearle a cualquiera” and lift the squad’s confidence.
• Recent form underscores the task: Atlas have twice squandered two‑goal leads this season and have allowed at least six of 14 goals between minutes 75 and 90.
• Despite conceding the most goals in Apertura 2025, Atlas faced only four shots on target across their last three Liga matches, three of which ended in goals.
• Cocca has shifted to a 5‑3‑2, moved Víctor Ríos into midfield, and saw Gustavo del Prete shine in his first start with a goal and an assist, as injuries sideline Jorge Rodríguez and Eduardo Aguirre.
• Players and media are invoking 2021’s administrative win over América as a precedent for a turnaround, a theme Cocca is leaning on ahead of Sunday.