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This Sunday when the End of the Expansion League between Atlas and Tampico Madero, The Foals will have an extra rival: the curse of the Blue Stadium. And it is that no team that has played as a local in this building has been able to lift a champion trophy, having as a clearer case the Blue Cross and its countless obstacles.
Since 1947, the colony of the Christmas Eve colony has hosted football matches, as although it was inaugurated a year earlier, it was originally occupied for American football games. Atlante, America, Necaxa and the Blue Cross they have played matches as a local at the City of Sports Stadium and none could crown.
The Atlante title was in Monterrey
In Season 92-93, the Atlas of Ricardo the Volpe was crowned to Mexican soccer, but the Olympic lap was given at the Technological Stadium in Monterrey, By winning here at La Colla in the Volta game.
Years later, Blue Cross adopt the other time Blaugrana Stadium as home, changing its name to Blue stadium and playing here from 1996 to 2018. The far more recent title that has the Machine obtained in the winter 97, But like Atlante in 92-93, they rose with the title in another’s courtyard, in the ‘ defeat the Lion in the New Field, So the capital’s stadium did not see the title.
Les Cruzazuleadas en el Blau
the Curse of the Blue Stadium was exacerbated when The Machine lost two finals, These yes disputed in the property: one in front of Pachuca in Winter 1999 and the other in front of Monterrey in the Opening 2009.
Atlante, the closer he got
the first Atlante title in the professional era of Mexican soccer was in World Cup season 1946-1947, When the champion was defined with the team that made more points and in this campaign the Colts played as a local at this stage.
The reason why this championship does not break the curse is due to the fact that in the last day of this season Atlante had to play Leon against the Beast, but an epidemic caused by the foot-and-mouth disease in Guanajuato made the match be played in the City of Sports Stadium, And although with a goalless draw Barça were crowned, they played this game as administrative visitors.