bl ig ado , ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Province ' s ▁vast ▁agricult ural ▁interior ▁region . ▁He ▁arrived ▁at ▁Racing ▁Club ▁de ▁Av ellan eda ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and , ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁made ▁his ▁Argent ine ▁Primera ▁División ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Cla us ura ; ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁Diego ▁Mil ito ▁leading ▁the ▁attack , ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁exit ▁to ▁Gen oa ▁C . F . C . ▁opened ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁a ▁regular ▁first - team ▁spot ▁which ▁López ▁made ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁▁ ▁López ▁was ▁crown ed ▁top ▁sc orer ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁A pert ura ▁tournament , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁ 2 6 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 7 1 ▁league ▁appearances ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁across ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁During ▁his ▁spell ▁at ▁the ▁Estad io ▁Presidente ▁Juan ▁Dom ingo ▁Per ón , ▁he ▁was ▁nick named ▁L icha . ▁ ▁Porto ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁López ▁signed ▁for ▁FC ▁Porto ▁for ▁a ▁transfer ▁fee ▁of ▁€ 2 . 3 ▁million , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁of ▁compat ri ot ▁L uch o ▁González . ▁His ▁agents , ▁Global ▁Soccer ▁A gen cies ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁Rio ▁Football ▁Services ), ▁retained ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁rights – ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁transfer ▁window , ▁Lu ís ▁Fab iano , ▁whose ▁rights ▁were ▁owned