Ávila and Barbero beat Alavés in a friendly

Osasuna is still sweet and does not lower the piston even in a friendly match in which Arrasate gave minutes to the less usual against an Alavés who mixed starters and substitutes. Two of those players with fewer minutes, Ávila and Barbero, scored the local goals.

Osasuna jumped onto the pitch without a starter in his eleven while Calleja introduced footballers such as D uarte, Pina, Manu García, Rioja and Joselu. The game could not have started better for the Navarrese as a steal by Ontiveros in three quarters of the field allowed their incursion into the area where he gave the ball so that Chimy Ávila opened the scoring in minute 6. The Argentine was applauded by the almost 400 followers who met on a working Friday at eleven in the morning.

The high pressure that Osasuna is used to forced Alavés to throw long balls that did not find receivers. Oier and Cruz, improvised centrals, were superior. The action of the former Elche player stood out who, given the competition on the left side with Cote and Manu Sánchez, had already been training in the axis of the rear. And he took advantage of his opportunity as he would successfully intervene in two actions in the twilight of the game that prevented each one against one with Juan Pérez with whom Alavés could tie the match.

Something that the Vitoria team did, at least momentarily, in the fourth hour of the second half when Miguel de la Fuente took advantage of a drop from Sylla to beat the rival frame. Both had left shortly before to refresh the lead of Alavés . However, the babazorros could not leave with a joy from Tajonar because Barbero, who relieved Ávila, scored at the exit of a corner in 75. The forward himself took advantage of the rejection of Sivera to his auction. Osasuna went ahead again on the scoreboard when Alavés, thanks to the many players who jumped onto the pitch for just three changes from the Navarrese, were improving. Although it is true that Manu Sánchez had had a clear opportunity to establish the second goal before Barbero saw the goal.

No footballer suffered any physical mishap and both Calleja and Arrasate hope to recover troops along length of the break for their respective matches against Betis and Villarreal.

Data sheet

Osasuna 2: Juan Pérez; Areso, Oier, Juan Cruz, Cote (Manu Sánchez, m. 46); Grau (Moncayola, m. 84); Rober Ibáñez, Javi Martínez (Roberto Torres, m. 75), Íñigo Pérez, Ontiveros (Unai García, m. 75); Chimy Ávila (Barbero, d. 57).

Alavés 1: Sivera: Martín (Ximo Navarro, m. 46), Tachi, Miazga (Abqar, m. 46), Duarte (Javi López, m. 46); Iván Martín (Saúl García, m. 10), Pina (Toni Moya, m. 46), Manu García, Luis Rioja (Pellistri, m. 46); Guidetti (Miguel de la Fuente, d. 57), Joselu (Sylla, d. 57).

Goals: 1-0 Chimy Ávila (d. 6), 1-1 Miguel De la Fuente (d. 62), Barbero 2-1 (d. 73).

Referee : Gaizka Alegará Gorgoñón (Navarre Committee), assisted by Bustos García and López Méndez. The main referee showed Grau yellow from Osasuna. A Abqar part of Alavés.

Incidents : Friendly match played at the Tajonar facilities before 350 spectators.