FIFA virus leaves Leganés v Castellón without two early-season revelations | OneFootball

International call-ups will bite in Spain's second tier, with Leganés v Castellón on Monday at 20.30 missing two early-season revelations. Ismael Gharbi and Maty Orozco are away with their national teams.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, the Segunda Division is one of the few European professional leagues that again keeps playing during international windows, a choice set to shape the coming weeks.

Gharbi, 22, is on loan at Leganés from Braga. A standout in PSG's academy, he debuted for the first team at 17 and played around 10 official matches. He represented France under-18 and Spain under-18 and under-19.

Born in Paris, he holds Spanish and Tunisian nationality, played at the last World Cup with Tunisia and already has 20 caps. On Sunday he struck a last-minute winner against Granada, 3-2, his second for the Madrid club. He has also featured in the Swiss, Portuguese and German top flights with Lausanne, Braga and Augsburg.

Orozco has generated similar noise at Castellón. The Colombian, on loan from Brighton, celebrated his senior call-up with his first goal in Spain. A product of Deportivo Cali, he has impressed quickly.

At 18, he needed little adaptation, debuting from the bench before earning a starting spot. International duty will deny his face-off with Gharbi in a meeting of early revelations.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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