Jhojan Palacios Shines with a Goal and Leads Atlante to Victory
Por Carlos Rodríguez ·
Ecuadorian Jhojan Palacios scored one goal and assisted on two others on Friday in Atlante’s 4-2 rout of Monterrey to kick off the 10th matchday of the Mexican Apertura tournament.
Luis Puente, Luis Calzadilla, and Eduardo Tercero rounded out the Potros de Hierro’s dominant performance. Belgian Hugo Cuypers and Roberto de la Rosa scored for the Rayados.
Atlante unleashes its offensive firepower and punishes Monterrey with four goals
Calzadilla set up the first goal in the 11th minute with a shot that Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada only partially stopped.
Next, Luis Puente stepped up to make it 1-0.
The team led by Argentine Matías Almeyda immediately set out in search of the equalizer and found it in the 18th minute thanks to Hugo Cuypers.
In the second half, Atlante maintained its offensive momentum and scored in the 53rd minute thanks to a low cross from Palacios; the ball hit the post, and Luis Calzadilla took advantage of the rebound to put it in the back of the net.
Los Potros made it 3-1 on a counterattack in which Eduardo Tercero broke through and received a pass from Jhojan Palacios to tip the scales in the 64th minute.
The Rayados pulled one back in the 83rd minute on a corner kick that Roberto de la Rosa headed just out of Óscar Jiménez’s reach.
In stoppage time, Atlante launched a counterattack, and Palacios put the icing on the cake (Filed as: Jhojan Palacios shines in Atlante’s rout).
With information from EFE
An Ecuadorian with international titles
Jhojan Julio Palacios, born in Quito in 1998, developed and established himself at Liga de Quito, the club with which he won the Ecuadorian Serie A, the Ecuador Cup, Super Cups, and the 2023 Copa Sudamericana—one of the greatest achievements of his career.
He also played for Santos in Brazil and later made the move to Mexican soccer, where he played for Tijuana and Querétaro before joining Atlante in 2026.
In addition, he has played for the Ecuadorian national team and appeared in World Cup qualifying matches (Filed under: Jhojan Palacios shines in Atlante’s rout).
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