The FIFA virus attacks the Second

LaLiga SmartBank it the only second division that does not stop in the major leagues European when there is an international selection window, which is usually causes more than one setback to the coaches of the 22 teams that compose it. “The ideal, due to calendars, would be to stop. But it is complicated, in the end when you draw a squad at the beginning of the season, you are aware of it if you sign an international… Then we can’t be hypocrites and cry”affirmed Mehdi Nafti, Leganés coach about the absences he will have to face this weekend due to the national team matches.

And it is that the Leganes is Next to the Real Sociedad B, the team most affected by this international window with three casualties each. In total they are 25 footballers from LaLiga SmartBank those who have been summoned by the teams of their respective countries, absolute or in lower categories.

In the case of the cucumber group, Gakufifth most used footballer by Nafti, has been called by Japan; Omeruokey in defense, will play with Nigeria; and Barcenas, who has participated in 20 matches so far, will do it with Panama.

While the Real B, involved in a fight without quarter to save the category will lose his goalscorer Jon Karrikaburu (ten goals), his organizing midfielder Beñat Turrientes already another striker like Julen Lobete, also convened by the Spanish Under-21 team, but at the last minute to replace the injured Nico Williams. Headlines in the last txuri-urdin match, Xabi Alonso will face a puzzle in their line-up this weekend against Ibiza.

El Eibar, category leader, not affected by window international team, but other top teams like the Almería (Sadiq and Ramazani) or the Valladolid (Plata and El Yamiq) they can also accuse the aforementioned absences.

Also, there are players rascals What Víctor Gómez (Málaga) or Álex Baena (Girona) who complete the yellow cycle while they go to the U-21 call or others like Djuka, who plays with Montenegro tomorrow, Thursday, and then returns to the discipline of Sporting.

A ‘lesser’ evil

But, as Nafti says, clubs know what’s coming when they sign international players. For LaLiga, that the Spanish Second is the only one that does not stop for national teams helps it grow in visibility as an audiovisual product, which ends up also having repercussions on their own progression of the competition and gives it more attractive.

_{The following have contributed to this information: J. Martín, R. Ramajo, N. García, M. Bernad, G. Conde, PL Ferrer, I. Bailador, JR Rodríguez, M. Romano, J. Puyuelo, P. Checa, D. Baniela, C. Cariño, Á. Estébanez, A. Skale, V. Guillén, D. Guerreiro, J. Monje, A. Ruiz, B. Rodríguez, P. Murillo, and N. Azparren.}