Getafe opened 2010 at home, eighth with 24 points, on the sixteenth matchday.

The match was not decided until the 83rd, with the goal from Casquero, who had come on half an hour earlier.

Míchel brought on Casquero for Parejo in the 56th, Pedro Ríos for Pedro León in the 70th and Manu del Moral for Gavilán in the 79th.

Soldado saw yellow for Getafe, and Arzo, Barragán and Nauzet Alemán for Valladolid.

Teixeira Vitienes refereed. Getafe rose to seventh place with 27 points. Mario reached fifty matches in LaLiga with the club.