Eugenio Chacarra surged to the top of the leaderboard at 14-under par after playing 11 holes of Round 3 on Saturday.
Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood and Gregorio De Leo carded the best completed rounds of the day, both finishing at 9-under for the clubhouse lead.
Om Prakash Chouhan remained the highest-placed Indian golfer on the leaderboard at 5-under after completing three rounds tied for 30th.