Mastantuono Shines on Debut with First Goal for Real

18-year-old midfielder Franco Mastantuono is emerging as one of the top young talents in Argentine football. Since joining Real, he had not scored for over a month, but that changed tonight.

Details: Mastantuono netted his first goal for Real during an away La Liga match against Levante. Just before halftime, Los Blancos launched a quick counterattack. After receiving a cross-field pass from Vinícius Júnior on the left, Mastantuono raced down the pitch and fired the ball into the top corner.

Additionally, the recent 16th-place finisher in the Ballon d’Or voting also scored—his goal came before assisting Mastantuono, with the assist provided by Federico Valverde. Real was leading Levante 2-0 at halftime.

Reminder: Earlier in the evening, Alexander Isak also scored his first goal for Liverpool, finding the net against Southampton in the League Cup.