Monarcas seemed to be a team of second-division caliber but after securing their position in the top flight, they're now the league's most surprising contender.
It all seemed unfair.
Dorados, a team that was never exactly good but at least had some sort of character, was headed for relegation. Morelia, a team that campaign after campaign has floundered worse than the big fish from Sinaloa, was the only other team that could go down.
But now, with Dorados relegation confirmed by their defeat to Tigres this weekend combined with Morelia's victory over Pachuca, there seems to be justice.