Johan Mojica Makes Winning European Debut with Goal and Assist in Getafe's 3-1 Win Over Partizan

The cross arrived so perfectly placed that Enes Unal only had to tap it in. Barely 9 minutes had gone by when Johan Mojica had already put his stamp on his European debut in a Getafe jersey. And that wasn't all he did that night.

The Colombian fullback left Mallorca this summer to sign with the Madrid side, and his first international outing with his new club couldn't have gone better. Getafe beat Partizan 3-1 in the first leg of the Conference League playoff, and Mojica was, without question, the standout name of the match.

His assist opened the scoring early: a perfect cross from the flank that Unal tucked away with ease to break the deadlock. But what left everyone stunned came right at the death. In the 90th minute, with the game already essentially decided, Mojica took a chance from outside the box and unleashed a powerful shot that found the net with no chance for the Serbian goalkeeper. A brilliant goal to cap off a perfect night.

A Fresh Start Already Paying Off

It's no small detail that Mojica chose to stay in Spain even while switching clubs. The Colombian traded Mallorca's red for Getafe's blue, signing a new contract that keeps him in La Liga and, in the process, opened the door to European competition, something that hadn't always been on his radar in recent seasons.

With this 3-1 result, Getafe takes a two-goal cushion to Serbia for the second leg, a scoreline that leaves the team with a foot and a half in the next round of the Conference League. The tie is far from over, but building that kind of lead at home against a side like Partizan is exactly the result a team needs to travel with confidence.

For Mojica, the performance comes at a good moment personally: a new jersey, a new goal, and a calling card he could hardly have scripted better. An assist, a goal, and total prominence in his first international test with Getafe. The second leg in Serbia will tell whether that two-goal cushion is enough to advance, but for now, the starting point couldn't have been more favorable.