The Atlas Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Florián Monzón's — 8.36
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.36, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Adonis Frías signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Adonis Frías and Atlas agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Atlas
Camilo Vargas and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match8 Aug 2026
Florián Monzón among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Florián Monzón on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Atlas and Leon.
Match8 Aug 2026
Atlas come up short against Leon
Leon left with the points after a 2‑4 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Atlas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adonis Frías is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Jorge Sánchez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oribe Marquez steps up from the Atlas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oribe Marquez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Atlas promote Raul Araujo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Raul Araujo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Diego Ramirez steps up from the Atlas academy
- Market One of our own: Cesar Reyes joins the Atlas first team
- Squad Atlas are still strangers to each other