Izan Almansa has had the busiest few days. During this past weekend, The young Real Madrid player participated in two games in less than 24 hours. On Friday at 9:00 p.m. I was in Tenerife for the League U match that the Madrid team played against the Fundación CB Canarias. On Saturday at 6:00 p.m. I was in Granada to play with the seniors in the Endesa League. Things about alternating the two competitions.
In the first of the meetingsthe 20-year-old power forward was the one who spent the longest time on the court in the Madrid ranks. He played almost 26 minutes to help his team win with eight points, nine rebounds and a PIR of 15.
Izan Almansa, during the League U match against Fundación CB Canarias.
In the ACB duel, which came due to the absence of Alex Len, he had much less prominence. He only enjoyed 3:50 minutes in which he had time to make a two-handed shot after an assist from Andrés Feliz, to miss the additional free throw and to grab a rebound to finish with two rating credits.
Madrid's permission to play with the national team
But Almansa's agenda was not empty then. The 2.07 meter power forward is the only Euroleague player who has been called up by Chus Mateo for the FIBA Qualification Window for the Qatar World Cup in 2027. Madrid played a Euroleague match against Hapoel Tel Aviv this Tuesday in Bulgaria, but he did not travel. It was already concentrated since Monday with the senior team in Guadalajara.
This Thursday, the power forward will be in Copenhagen, where Spain will face Denmark, and on Sunday he will close the circle playing in Tenerifewhere this marathon of games and trips began. The team will face Georgia there in the second match of this Window. Very intense days for Almansa, who debuted with the senior team in November last year and has four international matches.
