From Oakland to the Clásico Tapatío: derby week is here | OneFootball

Gabriel Milito has found in the clásicos a stage where Chivas has responded well. Since his arrival in Mexican soccer, the Argentine manager has not lost a single match against América or Atlas, whether in Liga MX or in friendlies, and this Sunday he will have a new opportunity to extend that streak when the Rebaño Sagrado faces Las Águilas in Oakland.

In official matches, Milito’s record against Chivas’ two biggest rivals stands at 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 matches. Against América he has 2 wins and 1 draw, while against Atlas he has 2 wins in 2 games. It is a record that reflects the way the red-and-white side has competed in the fiercest rivalry matches since the Argentine’s arrival.

Against Las Águilas, the history began in the Apertura 2025 with a 1-2 Chivas victory on Matchday 8. Later, the two teams drew 1-1 in a friendly played in the United States, while in the Clausura 2026 Chivas came out on top again, this time by a 1-0 scoreline. The most recent chapter came on Matchday 9 of the Apertura 2026, with a 2-2 draw.

Against Atlas, the start was also emphatic. On Matchday 15 of the Apertura 2025, the Rebaño won 4-1 in the Clásico Tapatío, which remains Milito’s most lopsided victory in this kind of match so far. In January 2026, Chivas and Atlas played to a scoreless draw in a Copa Pacífica match, while in March they also played a friendly that ended 1-0 in favor of the Rebaño. Months later, Chivas claimed another Liga MX victory, winning 1-2 on Matchday 10 of the Clausura 2026.

Thus, counting Liga MX and friendlies, Milito has 6 wins and 2 draws in 8 clásicos against América and Atlas, without tasting defeat. In addition, his teams have scored 13 goals and conceded 6, for a positive goal difference of 7.

Now, the immediate challenge will once again be against América. Chivas and Las Águilas will meet this Sunday, October 4, in Oakland, in a friendly that will serve as a new chapter in a story that so far has been a positive one for the Rebaño under Milito.

And the schedule has a second consecutive test in store: just one week later, Chivas will play another clásico, this time in Liga MX against Atlas, in a new edition of the Clásico Tapatío.

2 clásicos, 2 stages, and 2 consecutive weeks for a team that, since the arrival of Gabriel Milito, has made these matches one of the areas in which it has shown the greatest effectiveness.

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