Pamplona (Saturday, May 25, 2024) – In a match that marked the end of an era, head coach Jagoba Arrasate finished his cycle at the helm of Club Atlético Osasuna with a 1-1 draw against Villarreal on Saturday afternoon. Forward Ante Budimir scored his 17th goal of the season in the first half, while forward José Luis Morales scored the equalizer in the second half.

In the first half, Osasuna created the best chances. From the get-go, Los Rojillos looked for Budimir with crosses, and before the 10th minute, the Croatian international put goalkeeper Pepe Reina to the test with a dangerous strike from close range. El Cisne scored past the half-hour when defender Rubén Peña sent a low cross from the right flank after a tremendous collective effort. In the following play, defender Alejandro Catena proved providential when he stopped a shot by Morales. In the last minutes of the half, Osasuna had three good chances—two from corner kicks and the last one a shot by defender Jesús Areso that missed the target.

In the second half, the Groguet side came out looking for the equalizer and completed the feat before the hour mark. After the goal, both teams remained even and looking for the goal. Osasuna kept fighting until the end, but the visiting side got the closest to get the three points with a goal by Morales, which was ruled offside due to an offside.

Following the match, Arrasate and assistant coaches Bittor Alkiza and Sergi Pérez received a tribute from the Club and the 18,385 fans.

Today’s match concludes the 2023-24 season for Los Rojillos, who finished with a 12-9-17 record. The 2024-25 season is expected to kick off in mid-August.

GAME NOTES

- Head coach Jagoba Arrasate finishes his tenure as the second coach with the most games as Osasuna’s boss, 256 (190 LaLiga EA Sports games, 41 LaLiga Hypermotion, 22 Copa del Rey, 2 UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs, 1 Spanish Supercup). Also, the Berriatua native leaves the rojillos as the second-winningest coach in club history, 102.
- Osasuna and Villarreal met for the second time this season. In their previous meeting, Los Rojillos fell against Los Groguets 3-1 at Estadio de La Céramica on November 26, 2023. They have met 48 times and 38 on the top flight. Los Rojillos now hold a record of 18-9-21 (13-8-17 in the top flight).
- Forward Ante Budimir scored his 17th goal of the season.
- Defender Rubén Peña recorded his second assist of the
- Goalkeeper Aitor Fernández started for the 30th time as a rojillo.
- Midfielder Aimar Oroz made his 80th appearance for Osasuna.
- Defender Rubén Peña made his 40th start for Osasuna in LaLiga EA Sports.

BOX SCORE
CA Osasuna 1-1 Villarreal CF

GOALS:
OSA: Ante Budimir 17 (Rubén Peña 2) 30’
VIL: José Luis Morales 7 (Álex Baena 14) 57’

DISCIPLINE:
VIL: Álex Baena (Yellow Card) 10’
OSA: Iker Muñoz (Yellow Card) 34’
VIL: Bertrand Traoré (Yellow Card) 40’
OSA: Rubén Peña (Yellow Card) 82’
OSA: Jose Arnaiz (Yellow Card) 88’
VIL: Yerson Mosquera (Yellow Card) 88’
OSA: Unai García (Yellow Card) 89’
 
CA Osasuna: Aitor Fernández; Lucas Torró (C) (Jon Moncayola, m. 66), Aimar Oroz (Jose Arnaiz, m. 80), Jesús Areso, Rubén Peña, Ante Budimir (Raúl García, m. 59), Pablo Ibáñez (Moi Gómez, m. 66), Johan Mojica, Alejandro Catena (Unai García, m. 79), Jorge Herrando, Iker Muñoz
Subs not used: Sergio Herrera, Dimitrios Stamatakis; Juan Cruz

Villarreal CF: Pepe Reina; Yerson Mosquera, Santi Comesaña, Jorge Cuenca (Dani Parejo, m. 63), Alexander Sørloth (José Luis Morales, m. 17), Manu Trigueros (C), Alex Baena (Guedes, m. 63), Kiko Fermenía, Ramón Terrats (Ilias Akhomach, m. 79), Aïsa Mandi, Bertrand Traore
Subs not used: Filip Jörgensen; Raúl Albiol, Étienne Capoue, Gerard Moreno, Eric Bailly, Alberto Moreno, Francis Coquelin

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/VIL
Shots: 12/11
Shots on Goal: 6/3
Corners: 6/4
Fouls: 13/6
Offsides: 1/4
Possession: 43.2%/56.8%

Referee: Mario Melero López 
Assistant referees: José Luis Martínez Serrato & José Francisco García Lozano
Fourth official: Sergio Usón Rosel  
VAR: César Soto Grado
Assistant VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande