plˈeɪɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ɹoʊmˈeɪniən mɪˈɑːdɹæɡ bᵻlˈoʊddɪsˌaɪ, ɹˈæmaɪɚz pˈɛɹeɪlz hˈɛlpt fˈɔːɹm ɐ stɹˈɔŋ sˈɛntɹəl dᵻfˈɛnsɪv pˈɛɹɪŋ, bˌʌt ɐtlˈænts sˈiːzənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ˈɛndᵻd ɪn dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt ɪnðə nˈɑːkaʊt lˈɪɡɪlə fˈeɪz.
Playing alongside Romanian Miodrag Belodedici, Ramírez Perales helped form a strong central defensive pairing, but Atlante's seasons during this time repeatedly ended in disappointment in the knockout Liguilla phase.