Toluca's Red Devils couldn't find a way to hurt the Atlas goal defended by Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas, who became the key factor in securing a 0-0 draw. that the Red and Blacks escaped with as little damage as possible with the 0-0 draw at the Nemesio Diez stadium.

Perhaps the draw isn't beneficial for the Red and Blacks' interests in their quest for a Play-in spot, but the simple fact of leaving the current Mexican soccer champion's field unscathed is commendable, especially since it represented a blow to the Red Devils, who relinquished the lead overall to Cruz Azul.

The drew on greater significance after Atlas arrived with many doubts following the thrashing they suffered last week in the Guadalajara derby at the hands of Chivas, but now they managed to make life difficult for the Red Devils.

The complexity of the result for Toluca is that they will close the tournament against America on the final matchday, and there they run the risk of not reaching the top of the standings to start the playoffs as the best team in the championship.

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Camilo Vargas's performance was so authoritative that from the 5th minute he showed signs that this would be a special afternoon when he prevented Nico Castro from opening the scoring, and a minute later Paulinho would be the factor that put the Colombian goalkeeper back into action.

While it is true that the absence of Alexis Vega was noticeable, Toluca always maintained a strong focus on attack, trying to encourage the Portuguese Paulinho to remain the undisputed top scorer.

But Vargas always appeared at the exact right moment, and in the second half he continued the show when in the 47th minute I denied Paulinho another goal, as well as in the 56th and 63rd minutes, especially in the latter instance when he forced the Portuguese player to hit the post.

But five minutes later came Vargas's most spectacular action,When Nico Castro finished in the six-yard box and the Colombian goalkeeper closed down the shooting angle, the roar of a goal was stifled in the throats of the thousands of Toluca fans. Atlas even had a chance to snatch the victory when Diego Gonzalez failed to convert a one-on-one opportunity, and Gustavo Ferrareis's cross in stoppage time hit the crossbar. Thus, for Atlas to qualify for the Play-In, they need Pumas to first fail to earn any points this Sunday at home against Xolos, and then for Santos Laguna to not beat Pachuca next week, while Toluca faces a difficult match against America.