Club Atlético Osasuna and Club Deportivo Leganés drew 1-1 in their season debut on Saturday afternoon at El Sadar. Forward Juan Cruz scored the opening goal of the day to put the visiting side ahead, while midfielder Aimar Oroz scored the equalizer in the final stretch of the match.

Both teams kicked off the season by creating chances and showing good performance. Los Pepineros knocked first when defender Javi Hernández fired from a direct free kick, but his attempt missed to the right. In the 13th minute, defender Abel Bretones sent a cross to midfielder Rubén García, who headed the ball and saw his attempt go over the crossbar.

Leganés tried again when forward Miguel de la Fuente headed from close range, but goalkeeper Sergio Herrera parried the ball. However, shortly after, Cruz found a cross from Hernández and connected with his left foot to give his team the lead. After the goal, Los Rojillos pushed forward and pressed the opponent but couldn't equalize before the half.

In the second half, Aimar got closed when he collected a cross from García, but the Leganés backline cleared the danger. From there, Los Rojillos began to gain momentum and created chances. Aimar found forward Ante Budimir after a solo play, but the goalkeeper Juan Soriano conceded a corner kick. Defender Alejandro Catena headed the ball in the following play, but Soriano got a hand on it again. In the 80th minute, Osasuna tied the match with a rocket from Aimar. Forward Bryan Zaragoza almost won the game for the Navarrese side when he fired a rocket from outside the box, but Soriano got a hand on it and changed the ball's direction to the woodwork.

Osasuna returns to El Sadar on Saturday, August 24, to face R.C.D. Mallorca in Week 2 of LaLiga EA Sports. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. CET (4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. ET).
 
GAME NOTES
Osasuna and Leganés met for the first time this season. They have met 21 times, five in the top flight. Los Rojillos now hold a record of 9-5-7 (3-1-1 in the top flight).
- Midfielder Aimar Oroz scored his first goal of the season, his fifth career goal. This was his 50th start in Primera División.  
- Defender Abel Bretones makes his Primera División debut.
- Forward Bryan Zaragoza made his Osasuna debut when he came in as a substitute in the 60th minute for Moi Gómez.
- Goalkeeper Sergio Herrera is making his 190th start for Osasuna.
- Forward Ante Budimir made his 90th Primera División start as a rojillo.
- Midfielder Lucas Torró played his 120th game in Primera División for Osasuna and 170th overall appearance.
- Midfielder Moi Gómez made his 70th appearance as a rojillo.

BOX SCORE
CA Osasuna 1-1 CD Leganés

GOALS:
LEG: Juan Cruz 1 (Javi Hernández 1) 22’
OSA: Aimar Oroz 1 (unassisted) 80’

DISCIPLINE:
LEG: Valentin Rosier (Yellow Card) 31'
LEG: Juan Soriano (Yellow Card) 61'
OSA: Juan Cruz (Yellow Card) 74’
OSA: Jorge Herrando (Yellow Card) 82'
OSA: Jon Moncayola (Yellow Card) 89’

CA Osasuna: Sergio Herrera (C); Jore Herrando, Lucas Torró, Aimar Oroz (Raúl García, m. 90+2), Jesús Areso, Rubén García (Rubén Peña, m. 78), Moi Gómez (Bryan Zaragoza, m. 60), Ante Budimir, Iker Muñoz (Jon Moncayola, m. 46), Abel Bretones (Juan Cruz, m. 60), Alejandro Catena
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández, Dimitrios Stamatakis; Nacho Vidal, Unai García, Pablo Ibáñez, Javi Martínez, Iker Benito

CD Leganés: Juan Soriano; Sergio González, Seydouba Cissé (Julián Chicco, m. 74), Miguel de la Fuente (Diego García, m. 88), Juan Cruz (Raba, m. 63), Valentin Rosier, Darko (Renato Tapia, m. 88), Enric Frnaquesa, Yvan Neyou, Javi Hernández, Aritz Arambarri (Roberto López, m. 88)
Subs not used: Marko Dmitrovic, Álvaro Abajas, Óscar Rodríguez, Alex Gil, Carlos Guirao, Gonzalo Aguilar, Joao Urbaez 

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/LEG
Shots: 16/10
Shots on Goal: 6/4
Corners: 6/4
Fouls: 14/12
Offsides: 1/2
Possession: 61%/39%

Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana  
Assistant referees: Eliana Fernández González & José Carlos Escuela Melo 
Fourth official: Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez
VAR: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Assistant VAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea