There is a legend that ensures that the first match was favorable to the Atlas by a score of 18–0, although the first reference is a note for a newspaper in Guadalajara published about 50 years after the alleged occurrence of the match.
A widely-held anecdote suggests that the inaugural match was favorable to Atlas by a score of 18–0, but the first recorded account is a note for a newspaper in Guadalajara published about 50 years after the supposed occurrence of the contest.