Monarcas climbed to fourth in the Mexican Apertura standings on Tuesday night thanks to a 2-0 home win over second-bottom Atlas.

Joao Rojas opened the scoring after 31 minutes and substitute Francisco Torres put the result beyond doubt with a second goal in the 73rd minute - just three minutes after his introduction.

Atlas' evening went from bad to worse as Juan Pablo Vigon was sent off 13 minutes from time.