Pablo Gállego is only 26 years old, but he has already experienced many vicissitudes in this football. "I did not like Albania at all. I did not last long because I was not happy. Here, in Nicaragua, I had to live in April 2018 an attempted coup," says the forward minutes after his game on Wednesday. A 1-0 with which Managua, his team, ascended to the leadership of a league that does not intend to stop against Covid-19. The last Spanish footballer on the pitch faces everything with amazing stoicism.

"I have my own quarantine, because I am very aware of what is happening in Spain. I go out to eat, shop, train ... But I try to keep a little responsibility with this issue," says the top scorer of Clausura 2020, in conversation with EL MUNDO.

Despite the almost 9,000 kilometers that separate it, the effects of the Covid-19 have also been felt in the Gállego family. "My brother works in the hospital in Huesca. My mother is still with my grandparents in Biescas and I am very concerned about them," he details of a town of 800 inhabitants where four deceased are already counted. "Of course they tell me to go back there, but I am old enough to make my own decisions. If I knew that I would be better in Spain, I would come back."

"It is they who decide"

For now, the routines in Managua of the Huesca striker outside his home are limited to buying food, medicine or any other matter of primary necessity. Around him, however, almost nothing has changed. "The security measures are reduced to getting off the bus before accessing the facilities and washing our hands thoroughly. The last day was held behind closed doors, but the rest of daily habits continue with normality," he continues.

Of course, the decisions of the Government of Daniel Ortega are not at all similar to those adopted in the rest of the world. "The Ministry of Health (MINSA) has the power to suspend the league and at the moment it has not done so. They are the ones who decide and we limit ourselves to obeying the orders of our club," confirms the former player from Cacereño or Huesca, teams where a name was carved in Second B.

Not even the conclusive protest of the Diriangén footballers, who posed with a mask last week before playing a game, has convinced the Federation or the rest of the authorities, more dependent on faith than on scientific recommendations. "In this country, religious rites are very important," recalls Gállego. "We always pray before each training session, before and after each match. Before leaving, our bus stops for a prayer," said the former Greek Larissa player.

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