Sadiq Umar grabbed his 15th league goal for UD Almeria to win 3-0 at Malaga and stay within the promotion bracket back to La Liga.
Sadiq notched his team’s third goal in the 77th minute, when he tapped home from inside the six-yard box.
Almeria, who stopped Sadiq from the Super Eagles AFCON qualifiers this month, now have 60 points from 32 matches, a point outside the automatic promotion spot occupied by leaders Espanyol and Mallorca, who are both on 61 points.
They still have 10 rounds of matches to play in Segunda Division.