At the end of last season, Atlas sat 15th on the Tabla de Cociente (relegation table) and had come off of a year that saw them finish 17th in the 2018 Apertura and 13th in the Clausura. They hadn’t made the playoffs since the 2017 Apertura, when they were thrashed 6-2 on aggregate by Monterrey. The last time Atlas won a Liguilla series was the 2004 Apertura, when they beat archrivals Chivas 4-3 on aggregate.
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