Ante Budimir hits 100 La Liga goals but Rayo Vallecano hold Osasuna 1-1 at El Sadar

Ante Budimir reached a personal milestone at El Sadar, but it was not enough to give Osasuna all three points. The Croatian forward's acrobatic first-half finish was his 100th goal in Spain's top flight, and it put the home side ahead — only for Sergio Camello to draw Rayo Vallecano level after the interval and send the sides away with a point each.

It is the kind of result that fits the shape of both teams' seasons so far: two sides capable of scoring and conceding freely, neither able to build any real consistency through the opening seven rounds. Osasuna had lost three of their last five league games coming in, including a heavy 0-4 defeat away to Atlético Madrid the previous weekend, so a point at home was a reasonable outcome even if the manner of conceding it — after leading — will frustrate Alessio Lisci's side.

Two inconsistent seasons collide

Rayo Vallecano arrived on the back of a similarly patchy run: a win over Espanyol followed a heavy 1-4 defeat at Real Madrid, itself preceded by a win over Racing Santander and a loss at Barcelona. Neither of these two sides has strung together consecutive league wins this season, and this draw continues that pattern for both — a point that keeps each side's positive form alive without letting either pull away from mid-table.

What's next

The draw takes both clubs to 8 points from seven games, with Rayo Vallecano 9th and Osasuna 10th in the table — both comfortably clear of the relegation zone but well off the European places as La Liga heads into the international break.