Jurado rescues 10-man Atletico
Reuters - Monday 15 March 2010, 22:09
MADRID - Jurado scored with a superb
curling shot to grab a 1-0 win for 10-man Atletico Madrid at
home to Osasuna in La Liga on Monday.
The King's Cup finalists had Portugal winger Simao Sabrosa
sent off for a second-bookable offence after 57 minutes of a
match short on quality and sights of goal, but the visitors
failed to capitalise.
Midfielder Jurado found the top corner from the edge of the
area 11 minutes from time, to leave Atletico 10th in the
standings on 34 points, 10 short of the Champions League
qualification places.
Real Madrid top La Liga on goal difference from Barcelona
after both sides won at the weekend to stay neck-and-neck on 65
points.
A Gonzalo Higuain hat-trick fired Real to a 4-1 victory away
to Real Valladolid on Sunday, when Argentina team mate Lionel
Messi also bagged a hat-trick in Barca's 3-0 home win over the
leaders' closest challenger Valencia.
Defeat at the Nou Camp left Valencia a distant 18 points off
the pace in third.
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