Isco puts Betis ahead of Real Madrid
Isco scores two goals as Real Betis defeats Osasuna 5-2 to top the league
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Madrid – AFP – Veteran playmaker Isco led his team, Real Betis, to reclaim third place in La Liga after scoring two goals in a commanding 5-2 victory over Osasuna in Matchday 8.
The Andalusian side moved up to 19 points, finishing one point ahead of fourth-placed Real Madrid and level on points with second-placed Atletico Madrid, while trailing leaders Barcelona by five points.
Betis secured their sixth win in eight league matches with an entertaining attacking display. Isco, the 34-year-old former Real Madrid player, opened the scoring from a penalty awarded after a foul on Rodrigo Riquelme. Thirty minutes into the match, Moroccan defender Abdusamad Zalzouli doubled the home side’s lead.
After the break, an own goal by Croatian Ante Budimir, who inadvertently scored into his own net, extended Betis’ advantage to 3-1. However, Budimir redeemed himself by scoring for Osasuna, and Raoul Garcia added another goal, giving the visitors hope of a comeback.
Isco then capitalized on a rebound inside the penalty area to net his second goal of the match and Betis’ fourth (67th minute). Jose Moran completed the scoring spree with a fifth goal in stoppage time, confirming Betis’ comprehensive victory.
Following the match, Osasuna parted ways with manager Luis Miguel Ramis, who had taken charge in June, and reappointed Yakuba Arasati to lead the team until June 2029.
Osasuna failed to win in their last five matches, leaving them in 16th place.
Arasati previously managed Osasuna between 2018 and 2024 before taking over at Real Mallorca, where he was dismissed last February.
