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Lucas Boyé scores, assists for Elche in 2-2 draw vs. Real Madrid

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Lucas Boyé scored and assisted for Elche in their 2-2 draw vs. Real Madrid.

Boyé continues his great form as he was involved in both of Elche’s goals. A cross was sent into the penalty area as the Argentine headed it in with a powerful flying header to give Elche the 1-0 lead.

He is now on seven goals and two assists in 17 matches in La Liga this season. For the second goal, Boyé received the ball and spun around two Real Madrid players before playing the pass in to Pere Mila who would score.

Still only 25 years old, he has yet to be called up to the Argentina national team. He has three goals and two assists in his last four matches.

@mundoalbiceleste Lucas Boyé scores for Elche! #LucasBoye #Boye #Elche #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ original sound – Mundo Albiceleste

@mundoalbiceleste Lucas Boyé assist for Elche! #LucasBoye #Boye #Elche #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ original sound – Mundo Albiceleste

Lucas Alario scores for Bayer Leverkusen in 5-1 win vs. Augsburg

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Lucas Alario scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 5-1 win vs. Augsburg.

Alario scored his first goal since September of last year for Bayer Leverkusen. The 29 year old was brought on as a substitute for Leverkusen and with the score at 4-1, would score the last goal.

A pass into the penalty area found the Argentine as Alario scored with a back heel to make it 5-1 for Leverkusen.

@mundoalbiceleste Lucas Alario scores for Bayer Leverkusen! #lucasalario #Alario #BayerLeverkusen #Leverkusen #Bayer #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ original sound – Mundo Albiceleste

Alejandro Papu Gomez, Franco Cervi score in 2-2 draw between Sevilla, Celta Vigo

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Alejandro Papu Gomez and Franco Cervi both scored for their respective clubs in Sevilla’s 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo.

Franco Cervi opened the scoring in the match after an initial shot was saved by the goalkeeper but Cervi got to the loose ball first and scored. That goal was his first since he scored in September against Real Madrid and his second of the season.

Papu Gomez scored the first one for Sevilla with a goal of the week. The Argentine would take the ball from the outside of the penalty area, cut inside and place the ball into the top side of the goal.

According to Opta, Papu Gomez has scored four of his six goals in La Liga from outside of the penalty area.

@mundoalbiceleste Franco Cervi scores for Celta Vigo! #francocervi #cervi #celtavigo #vigo #Celta #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ original sound – Mundo Albiceleste

@mundoalbiceleste Alejandro Papu Gomez scores for Sevilla! #alejandropapugomez #papugomez #SevillaFC #Sevilla #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ Himno oficial del centenario del Sevilla F.C. – El Arrebato

Angel Correa scores for Atletico Madrid in 3-2 win vs. Valencia

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Angel Correa scored for Atletico Madrid in their 3-2 win vs. Valencia.

Correa scored the dramatic equalizer in injury time and had a back heel pass for the win. With Valencia leading 2-0, Diego Simeone’s men scored three goals to get the win. A cross into the penalty area which was stopped by the goalkeeper, the Argentine got to the loose ball and scored to draw Atletico level.

The 26 year old played a big part in Atletico’s third goal of the match. He would play a back heel to Cunha who passed it to Hermoso who scored.

Selected for the Argentina national team for the January and February World Cup qualifiers, Correa now has four goals in his last three matches for Atletico Madrid.

@mundoalbiceleste Angel Correa scores for Atletico Madrid. #AngelCorrea #AtleticoMadrid #Madrid #Atletico #Football #Futbol #Soccer #Argentina ♬ Himno Oficial del Atlético de Madrid – José de Aguilar

Ezequiel Barco to join River Plate from Atlanta United

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Ezequiel Barco is set to join River Plate on loan for one year.

Barco is returning back to Argentina, this time to River Plate as the 22 year old would join on a year long loan with an option to buy. According to Merlo, he will join River Plate after rejecting offers from both Flamengo and Inter in Brazil.

The Argentine joined Atlanta United back in 2018 from Independiente for a reported fee of $15 million. Since joining them, he has managed 17 goals and 17 assists in 81 regular season matches. Despite being linked a few times with a move to Europe, Barco is going to be managed by Marcelo Gallardo in Argentina.