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Pumas UNAM terminated the contract of Welsh player, who played six games and scored one goal in the Apertura 2025. Atlas is still in the running for the Apertura 2025 playoffs, but needs to win their remaining two games and rely on other results. They face a tough challenge against Toluca, a team they haven’t defeated at home in league play since 2018. Toluca’s Paulinho, who scored a hat-trick against Atlas earlier in the Clausura 2025, is aiming for his third consecutive scoring title.

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Atlas Faces Toluca with Playoff Hopes and a Seven-Year Jinx

Guadalajara, Mexico – Atlas is clinging to playoff aspirations in the Apertura 2025, but their path to the Liguilla goes through Toluca, a team that has been a persistent thorn in their side at Estadio Jalisco.

Atlas needs to win their two remaining matches and rely on favorable outcomes in other games to secure a playoff berth. The first hurdle is breaking a seven-year winless streak against the Diablos Rojos in league play at home. Their last victory against Toluca in the league at Jalisco was in the Apertura 2018.

Since then, Toluca has dominated the series, with three wins and three draws. Atlas did manage a Copa MX victory in 2019-2020, but ultimately lost the tie on aggregate.

The most recent encounter saw Toluca defeat a struggling Atlas side 3-2 in the Clausura 2025. Toluca’s Portuguese striker, Paulinho, scored a hat-trick in that match and is now chasing his third consecutive scoring title. He comes into this match tied atop the scoring charts with 11 goals. His performance could dictate Atlas’s playoff fate.

In separate news, Pumas UNAM has terminated the contract of Welsh player, after a short stint with the club.

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