On a day like today, January 20, in the year 1946, Real Oviedo remained as the sole leader of the top tier of Spanish football by drawing at the Metropolitano Stadium against Atlético de Madrid, then called Atlético Aviación.
Real Oviedo arrived at that match, corresponding to the sixteenth round of the league, in first place on the table with a one-point advantage over Real Madrid and Barcelona and two points over Athletic (then Atlético) de Bilbao and Sevilla.
Real Oviedo had been the leader since the fourteenth round, in which they had defeated Español de Barcelona 1-2 at the Sarriá stadium. On the fifteenth matchday, the Asturian team had maintained the top spot in the standings by beating Alcoyano 3-2 at the Buenavista Stadium.
To defend the leadership at the Metropolitano, Real Oviedo, coached by Manolo Meana, presented the following lineup: Argila, Jugo, Penedo, Granda, Diestro, Sirio, Antón, Goyín, Cabido, Cuesta, Emilín. The match ended with a 2-2 result. The goals for Real Oviedo were scored by Goyín and Emilín.
The draw achieved by the Asturian team and the results obtained by their pursuers allowed Real Oviedo to continue leading Spanish football for another week.