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In the first two days of activity of the 2024 edition of the Leagues Cup, five Liga MX teams faced their MLS counterpart, and only in one of them was a Mexican team able to win, with this coming from the hand of Atlas.
This victory occurred in the match between Atlas de Guadalajara and Houston Dynamo, in which the actions were saved for the other matches of the day, since only one goal was scored, which came until the last minutes of the match.
Little movement occurred in the game in which both Atlas and Houston had their approaches, but in which the 7 and 5 shots on goal respectively were not of great danger for either of the two goalkeepers.
Then the real action began in the game
The first half ended with a 0-0 score, and the actions of the second half were similar, with everything looking like the game would be tied and the extra point would be given in the penalty kicks, but the "Rojinegros" had other plans and they wanted to go to their hotel early.
In the 83rd minute, from the feet of Jos� Rivaldo Lozano, the only goal of the game would fall, a shot that would be embedded in the corner and which would not only give the victory to Atlas, but would give the first victory to a Liga MX team so far in the 2024 Leagues Cup, since the other four teams that were active lost their games against the MLS.
Houston Dynamo had the last dangerous play of the contest from the feet of Mexican H�ctor Herrera, but his shot went straight into the hands of Camilo Vargas, leaving the victory to those from Guadalajara; Now, the next rival, both from the MLS and Liga MX teams, will be Real Salt Lake.