Levante, coached by the Portuguese Luís Castro, made their debut this Friday at home this season in the Spanish Football League, by defeating Elche, 3-2, in the opening of the 21st round, provisionally approaching the stay zone. Elche played with the Portuguese Martim Neto, initially, and André Silva, as a substitute. In Valencia, the home team achieved victory with a goal from Uruguayan Alan Matturro in added time, in the 90+6 minute, shortly after, in the 90+2 minute, Moroccan substitute Adam Boayar had equalized the score. Before, Pablo Martínez, in the 50th minute, and Adrián de la Fuente, in the 68th minute, turned around Álvaro Rodríguez's opening goal in favor of Elche, in the 11th minute. Levante remains in the relegation zone, in 19th and penultimate position, with 17 points, three below city rival Valencia, 17th ranked and last team in places to stay. Elche occupies eighth place and has the same 24 points as Real Sociedad (ninth), Athletic Bilbao (10th), opponent of two-time Portuguese champion Sporting in the eighth and final round of the Champions League league phase, and Girona (12th), and this trio will still play in this round. FINAAAALIN ITCIUTAAAAAT🐸⚔️🐸⚔️🐸#LevanteUD 3-2 @elchecf #LevanteUDElche pic.twitter.com/HX2R92wyGd — Levante UD (@LevanteUD) January 23, 2026