Madrid: Iran internationals Javad Nekounam and Masoud Soleimani each scored to lead Osasuna out of the Spanish league relegation places with a 3-0 victory over Malaga on Sunday.
Nekounam converted a third-minute penalty before Soleimani capped a good buildup with a thunderous volley in the 37th. Carlos Aranda then scored in the 53rd for Osasuna to move up the standings.
Espanyol stayed perfect at home and continued its good start to the season with a 2-1 win over Levante while Getafe beat Sporting Gijon 3-0.
Jose Alloa scored with six minutes to play as Almeria rallied for a 1-1 draw against Hercules.
Real Madrid leads with 20 points after Saturday's 6-1 rout of Racing Santander, with Barcelona one point behind after a 2-0 win at Zaragoza. Valencia, which lost 2-1 to Mallorca, and Villarreal have 16 points and Espanyol has 15.
At Cornella El-Prat stadium, Espanyol's Jesus Alberto Datolo latched onto Joan Verdu's pass in the 13th to unleash an unstoppable left-foot shot.
Verdu nearly doubled the lead just after the restart and Levante was reduced to 10 men in the 56th when Xisco Nadal was shown a red card.
Jose Callejon scored from a low shot in the 81st before Levante made for a tight finish through substitute Christian Stuani's 83rd-minute header.
At Getafe, Derek Boateng scored from Daniel Parejo's corner kick in the ninth minute for the Ghana midfielder's first goal since 2008.
Adrian Colunga added the second from the spot in the 52nd after Juan Angel Albin was tripped, while Ivan Marcano got the third from a left-foot shot eight minutes later.
Almeria's goalscoring woes continued as it remained near the bottom.
The hosts dominated from the ninth when defender David Cortes cleared Kalu Uche's volley off the goal line and Hercules goalkeeper Juan Calatayud moved quickly to save Uche's header in the 22nd.
Hercules, which was without forwards David Trezeguet (suspension) and Royston Drenthe (sickness), struck in the 38th after Francisco Rufete's centering pass was cleared back to him. Rufete tried again and reached Nelson Valdez inside the box for the Paraguay striker to tap in.
Almeria's pressure finally paid off after Calatayud made two stops in the 84th but the rebound fell to Alluoa to slot home.
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