Albian Hajdari, an HCL center back who will turn 22 in May, made his debut in a Swiss-Swiss jersey. Murat Yakin fielded him in the second half of the friendly match that Switzerland won Tuesday night in St. Gallen against Luxembourg 3-1.
FOUR MORE HCLERS IN THE FIELD
In recent days, four other FC Lugano players took the field with their respective national teams. Amir Saipi defended Kosovo's goal in the 3-1 win in Iceland. For his part Mattia Zanotti played 90 minutes with Italy U21 against Denmark (1-1) and 28′ last Friday in Greece (0-0). The bomber Giorgos Koutsias was a starter in Greece U21's challenges against Albania (0-0) and Bulgaria (1-1). Finally, Yannis Ryter, an element of the HCL U21 team, was twice employed for 45 minutes in the Swiss U20 national team jersey in the two-match match against Romania with a 1-0 loss and a 3-3 draw.