MADRID, Dec 19: Ten-man Osasuna spoiled Juan Ramon Lopez Caro’s first home game in charge of Real Madrid, as they held Real to a 1-1 draw in the Primera Liga on Sunday.

Osasuna had midfielder Francisco Punal sent off after only 15 minutes, but Real struggled to make the extra man count in a bruising encounter of little quality.

It could have been even worse for Real when Serbia & Montenegro striker Savo Milosevic headed the Navarrans in front in the 76th minute, but second-half substitute Roberto Soldado rescued a point for the home side six minutes from time.

Real were jeered off the pitch once again at the final whistle.

Osasuna stay second on 35 points, two behind leaders and champions Barcelona, who beat Cadiz 3-1 on Saturday — a club record 12th consecutive victory in all competitions.

Real go third on 29 points the same as Villarreal who came from behind to beat Getafe 2-1 at home thanks to a sublime free kick from Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme, and a well-worked winner from Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan.

Deportivo Coruna, in fifth, and Valencia, in sixth, also have 29 points. Deportivo beat Celta Vigo 3-0 on Saturday while Valencia edged a 1-0 win away at Alaves courtesy of Raul Albiol’s early strike.

Sevilla fought back from two goals down to beat nine-man Real Sociedad 3-2, with all their goals coming in the last 14 minutes. Sociedad had taken the lead through Mikel Labaka and Gaizka Garitano, but a double from striker Kepa and one from Frederic Kanoute completed a dramatic fightback in Seville.

They are seventh on 26 points.

Five players were sent off in Racing Santander’s 1-1 draw at home with Malaga. Referee Carlos Megia Davila sent off one player in each half for Malaga, and three for Racing after the break.

Results

Alaves 0 Valencia 1

Racing Santander 1 Malaga 1

Espanyol 2 Real Zaragoza 2

Real Mallorca 2 Atletico Madrid 2

Real Madrid 1 Osasuna 1

Sevilla 3 Real Sociedad 2

Villarreal 2 Getafe 1

Athletic Bilbao 2 Real Betis 0

Cadiz 1 Barcelona 3

Celta Vigo 0 Deportivo Coruna 3

Italian Serie A results

AC Milan 4 Messina 0

Cagliari 2 Ascoli 1

Chievo Verona 2 Udinese 0

Empoli 1 Fiorentina 1

Palermo 0 Livorno 2

Reggina 0 Inter Milan 4

Sampdoria 1 AS Roma 1

Siena 2 Parma 2

Lazio 1 Juventus 1

Treviso 2 Lecce 1

—Agencies