He Club Puebla They started their participation in the Clausura 2026 with a setback by the slightest difference, falling 1-0 against Atlas at the Jalisco Stadium, in a duel corresponding to Matchday 1 of the MX League. The meeting was defined very early with a penal converted by the Serbian-Montenegrin Uros Durdevic, an action that marked the course of the match.
An early penalty changed everything
The match was barely taking shape when, at minute 5, a foul inside the area on Diego González forced referee César Ramos to review the play in the VAR. After confirmation, Durdevic came on strong in the 8th minute, beating Puebla goalkeeper Ricardo Gutiérrez and making the final 1-0.
The goal fell like a bucket of cold water for La Franja, which was coming from a profound restructuring after a complicated Apertura 2025. Even so, the team led by Albert Espigares showed order and personality to react, generating several approaches that required the red and black goalkeeper Camilo Vargas.
Puebla competed, but lacked forcefulness
Despite going down on the scoreboard, Puebla managed to settle better on the field and had of clear opportunities at the feet of Alejandro Organista and Nicolás Díaz, both well resolved by Vargas, who kept the score at zero for the locals.
During the second half, La Franja maintained possession for periods and persistently sought the tie, but once again suffered the same problem that plagued the last tournament: lack of forcefulness. Atlas, for its part, opted to close spaces and resist the visitors’ attacks, a strategy that allowed it to maintain the advantage until the final whistle.
What’s coming
- Atlas will visit Cruz Azul on Matchday 2
- Puebla will return to the Cuauhtémoc Stadium to receive Mazatlanin search of his first points of the tournament
