Atletico overcomes Osasuna
03/15/2010 11:14:48 PM
Jose Manuel Jurado's brilliant late winner earned 10-man Atletico Madrid a narrow 1-0 victory over mid-table rival Osasuna on Monday morning.
Atletico looked in danger of yet another disappointing result at the hands of Osasuna when it lost Simao Sabrosa to a red card in the 57th minute.
However, Osasuna, which had taken 10 points out of 12 in its last four meetings with the capital club, failed to make its numerical advantage count and ended up with nothing thanks to Jurado's 79th-minute strike.
Jurado's effort was undoubtedly the highlight of a match short on thrills as he curled a superb 25-yard shot over Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo and into the far-top corner of the net.
The result helped Atletico climb back up to 10th in the standings, three points clear of 13th-placed Osasuna, while it will also boost its morale ahead of Friday morning's Europa League last-16 second leg at Sporting Lisbon.