Buenos Aires, March 2 (NA) – Real Madrid lost 1-0 at home to Getafe in a match corresponding to the 26th round of the Spanish League, held at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal of the match for the visiting team was scored by Martín Satriano at the 39th minute of the first half. Additionally, both teams had to play the final moments of the duel with a man less due to the expulsions of Argentine Franco Mastantuono from the Real Madrid squad at the 50th minute of the second half, and Adrián Liso at the 52nd minute of the same period. With this result, the team led by Spanish Álvaro Arbeloa lost three crucial points in the fight for the league title and remains in second place, four points behind the leader, Barcelona, which just thrashed Villarreal 4-1. Meanwhile, Getafe reached the eleventh position with 32 points, while preparing to host Real Betis next Sunday at 12:15. In a first half that offered little excitement, Getafe's Uruguayan midfielder, Satriano, captured a ball on the edge of the area and with a volley shot, overcame goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who could do nothing against the power of the shot. The 'White House' coach made changes from the bench trying to find a way to equalize, and not only did he not succeed, but he was left with ten men due to Mastantuono's expulsion. He had entered the field at the 24th minute due to alleged insults to referee Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz. The River Plate graduate, who has been out of Arbeloa's considerations recently, is going through a difficult moment at the institution where a lack of regularity due to injuries, combined with a poor performance, and now he adds a new episode that will sideline him for the next match against Celta de Vigo.
In this way, Real Madrid accumulates two consecutive defeats and the fight for the championship begins to be in jeopardy. Although it is four points behind Barcelona, the Blaugrana team has shown greater regularity and better performance in recent matches.
