Three left-backs. None arrives clean.
Firpo’s left adductor is now on the club’s medical note, Fran García still has Split, Gómez has the long haul from Argentina. Betis’s left lane took the whole window.
Betis sit third on 16 points into Osasuna on Sun 11 Oct. English desks have the start. The graph is the lane that has to hold it up.
Junior Firpo came off after ten minutes against Haiti for the Dominican Republic. He says he felt a small stretch, stronger than usual, after carrying discomfort from Trinidad and Tobago. He sat out Nicaragua and flew to Sevilla for tests. Update, 6 Oct: Betis’s medical note confirms a muscle injury in his left adductor. The club gives no timeline; his return depends on how it evolves.
Fran García, the other natural left-back, got de la Fuente’s call and played the full 90 in Spain’s 3–1 over Czechia, with Croatia in Split still to come Tuesday. Valentín Gómez, the cover, made his Argentina debut and has the long flight back.
Marca counts eight games in 29 days across Liga, Champions League and Copa. Pellegrini rotates two per position. The international window loaded all three of Betis’s left-side options at once.
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— Jet Callen / THE GRAPHS
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