Osasuna fell 2-1 against Athletic Club at El Sadar on Saturday afternoon. Los Rojillos took the lead thanks to midfielder Lucas Torró, but forwards Gorka Guruzeta and Álex Berenguer scored for the Bilbao side to win the game.

Osasuna started the match with Torró firing a powerful shot from outside the box, but it went wide. Moments later, goalkeeper Sergio Herrera was put to the test and stopped a dangerous shot by forward Iñaki Williams. In the 25th minute, Torró found the ball and fired from a distance to take the lead. The Bilbao side answered back when Guruzeta headed a cross from Williams. As the half ended, goalkeeper Unai Simon stopped a shot from Aimar.

In the second half, Osasuna continued to use the flanks to create danger. However, Los Rojillos couldn’t find the target. In the 75th minute, Berenguer scored the game-winning goal. Osasuna tried to equalize the game with a shot by midfielder Pablo Ibáñez, but his shot barely missed the woodwork.

Following the holiday break, the Navarrese side will face C.D. Tenerife in the third round of the Copa del Rey on January 4.

GAME NOTES
- Osasuna and Athletic Club met for the first time this season. They have met 97 times, 87 in the top flight. Los Rojillos now hold a record of 22-29-46 (20-24-43 in the top flight).
- Midfielder Lucas Torró scored his third goal of the season, his seventh as an Osasuna player.
- Midfielder Kike Barja appeared in the starting XI for the first time since March 4, when he suffered an ACL injury that kept him away from the field until November 11.
- Midfielder Rubén García made his 180th in Primera División as an Osasuna player.
- Forward Ante Budimir wore the Rojillo jersey for the 140th time in Primera División.

BOX SCORE
CA Osasuna 1-2 Athletic Club

GOALS:
OSA: Lucas Torró 3 (Unassisted) 25’
ATH: Gorka Guruzeta 5 (Iñaki Wiliams 5) 31’
ATH: Álex Berenguer 4 (Unassisted) 74’

DISCIPLINE:
ATH: Gorka Guruzeta (Yellow Card) 87’

CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Juan Cruz (Abel Bretones, m. 57), Jorge Herrando, Lucas Torró, Jon Moncayola (Pablo Ibáñez, m. 46), Aimar Oroz (Jose Arnaiz, m. 82), Kike Barja (C) (Moi Gómez, m. 57), Jesús Areso, Rubén García (Raúl García, m. 79), Ante Budimir, Enzo Boyomo
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández; Unai García, Rubén Peña, Iker Muñoz, Javi Martínez, Iker Benito

Athletic Club: Unai Simón; Andoni Gorosabel (Óscar De Marcos, m. 89), Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Oihan Sancet (Álex Berenguer, m. 48), Iñaki Williams (C), Nico Williams Jr. (Yeray, m. 89), Gorka Guruzeta (Mikel Vesga, m. 89), Iñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Beñat Prados, m. 68), Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Jaureguizar
Subs not used: Julen Agirrezabala; Álvaro Djalo, Unai Nuñez, Iñigo Leuke, Javier Martón, Nico Serrano, Adama Boiro 

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/ATH
Shots: 6/13
Shots on Goal: 3/8
Corners: 4/4
Fouls: 10/13
Offsides: 3/0
Possession: 52.7%/47.3%

Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
Assistant referees: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez & Marcos Cerdán Aguilar
Fourth official: Jaime Ruiz Álvarez
VAR: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
Assistant VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez