The pride of Guadalajara was on full display in the youth ranks! The Rojiblanca Cantera enjoyed a perfect morning in the Clásico Tapatío, as Guadalajara U-21 defeated Atlas 2-0, while U-19 also came away with a victory, beating the Rojinegros 3-1 in their respective Matchweek 11 clashes of the Apertura 2026.
Both teams played away from home at the Academia Atlas, where they showed their attacking prowess to secure all three points against their fierce city rivals. Here’s a look at how our young Rojiblancos fared in another edition of the Clásico Tapatío.
U-21
Guadalajara U-21 defeated Atlas 2-0 in a match where Anwar Ben Rhouma stole the spotlight with a brace to lead Luis Arce’s side to all three points.
The first goal came in the 43rd minute, when the Rojiblanco forward found the back of the net to give the Rebaño Sagrado the lead just before halftime. In the second half, the attacker struck again in the 58th minute to complete his brace and extend Guadalajara’s advantage.
With this convincing performance, Guadalajara climbed to fourth place in the standings with 19 points.
Atlas 0-2 Guadalajara
Goals: Anwar Ben Rhouma (43’, 58’)
Matchweek 11 of Apertura 2026
Academia Atlas, Field 3
Referee: Ángel Emmanuel Alzaga Esquivel
Lineups
Atlas: 200 Diego Gamiño; 185 Gael Chávez; 218 Jorge San Martín; 219 Diego Reyes; 192 Jesús Serrato; 195 Diego Trejo; 197 Dominic Román; 206 Óscar Vázquez; 204 Milton Esponda; 249 César Franco; 251 Luis Gamboa.
Head Coach: Francisco Bravo.
Guadalajara: 190 Ángel Romero; 186 Diego González; 184 Emiliano Rodríguez; 194 Esteban Mendoza; 196 Diego Covarrubias; 197 Bryan Gutiérrez; 207 Raúl Martínez; 217 Hugo Mata; 198 Gael García; 199 Anwar Ben Rhouma; 274 Aarón Correa.
Head Coach: Luis Arce.
U-19
U-19 also made a statement in the Clásico Tapatío! Guadalajara defeated Atlas 3-1 thanks to a spectacular start that saw the Rojiblancos score three goals in just 12 minutes.
The Rebaño Sagrado came out determined to take control of the match and quickly reaped the rewards. In the third minute, Aldrin Mariaca opened the scoring to put Guadalajara ahead and get the Rojiblanca faithful excited.
The pressure continued, and in the ninth minute, Rigo Pinto doubled the lead. Guadalajara refused to slow down, and just three minutes later, in the 12th minute, Dilan Padilla scored the third to cap off a dominant start. Atlas pulled one back in the second half in the 76th minute, but Guadalajara held on to secure the 3-1 victory and complete a memorable day for the Rojiblanca Cantera.
With this result, U-19 moved into fourth place in the overall standings with 21 points.
Atlas 1-3 Guadalajara
Matchweek 11 of Apertura 2026
Academia Atlas, Field 3
Referee: Diego Alberto Hernández Miramontes
Lineups
Atlas: 231 Emilio Martínez; 240 Gael Solorio; 282 Aarón López; 233 Valentín Galindo; 244 Orlando Gutiérrez; 245 Roberto López Cuadra; 246 Diego Rodríguez; 298 Mateo Reyes; 239 Óscar Trujillo; 259 Horacio Villaruel; 295 Joaquín Jackson.
Head Coach: José González
Guadalajara: 241 Hugo Juárez; 202 Erick Aguilar; 233 Dilan Ruiz; 215 Jonathan Gallardo; 235 Alvin Hernández; 254 Jorge Lewis; 257 Emmanuel Avilés; 268 Rigo Pinto; 270 Aldrin Mariaca; 243 Luis Villaseñor; 320 Dilan Padilla.
Head Coach: Alberto Ascencio
