Espanyol’s Puado hits hat trick in win over Alaves
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Javi Puado scored a hat trick to lead Espanyol to a 3-2 win at home over Alaves in the Spanish league on Saturday.
It was a second straight win for the newly promoted Espanyol, which spent one season in the second division.
Puado steered in a low cross to open the scoring in the 21st. He struck again with a glancing header to restore the host’s lead in the 56th after Tomas Conechny equalized for Alaves.
The Espanyol forward took the winner from the spot after Nahuel Tenaglia pulled it even at 2-2. Puado converted the penalty earned after goalkeeper Antonio Sivera tripped Walid Cheddira in the area.
Also, Ayoze Pérez scored late for Villarreal to win at Mallorca 2-1. That was his third goal in five games since Ayoze joined Villarreal from Real Betis in the summer.
Later, Real Madrid visited Real Sociedad while Sevilla hosted Getafe.
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