Racing Santander – Alaves

Racing Santander edged Alavés 2‑1 at home to climb to tenth place with seven points, their record now three wins, one draw and two defeats and an even goal difference of nine each. The victory narrows the gap to the league leaders, while Alavés, sitting third with ten points from five games (three wins, one draw, one loss and a +6 goal difference), see their challenge slip as they fail to register a win in the season’s head‑to‑head against the Cantabrians. The win also marks Racing’s first success in the two meetings this campaign, reversing the earlier defeat. Both sides will now look to build on the result as the table tightens heading into the next round.