Osasuna 0 -
Atlético Madrid 0
Osasuna: Roberto;
Azplicueta, Roversio, Miguel Flaño, Oier; Vadocz, Nekounam
(Héctor Font 80'); Juanfran (Masoud 71'), Ezquerro, Plasil; Portillo
(Pandiani 71'). 4-2-3-1. Atlético: Coupet; Perea (Pablo 15'),
Heitinga, Ujfalusi, Pernía; Paulo Assunçao (Diego Forlán
53'), Raúl García; Maxi, Maniche (Banega 87'), Simao;
Agüero. 4-2-3-1.
Team changes: Osasuna:
Vadocz, Ezquerro, Plasil, Portillo for Puñal, Héctor Font, Jokin
Esparza, Kike Sola / Atlético: Coupet, Ujfalusi, Raúl
García for Leo Franco, Antonio López, Diego Forlán.
Goals: None.
Yellow cards: Juanfran 45',
Pernía 85'.
Atlético Madrid drop
a place to seventh after they were held to a 0-0 draw at bottom club Osasuna,
who have still not won a game all season. Javier Aguirre decided to leave Diego
Forlán on the bench at the start, but Agüero found himself all
alone up front, and Roberto was hardly troubled in the first forty-five
minutes.
Osasuna should have taken
the lead though when they were awarded a penalty after Pernía tripped
Juanfran, but Coupet (a late stand-in for Leo Franco, who was on paternity
leave), dived low to save Portillo's spot kick.
The Pamplona side had only
scored once in seven league games before this, and once again they were unable
to find the net. Portillo had another shot saved and a defender blocked a shot
from Nekounam, but to no avail.
Aguirre repented and brought
on Forlán at the break, and the Uruguayan striker tested Roberto a
couple of times soon after coming on. Maxi fired a shot wide as Atlético
pushed forward, but Osasuna's defence is as good as their attack is bad, and
the game inevitably ended without goals. |