 On 13 January 2009, due to Sporting de Gijón starter Iván Cuéllar's serious ankle injury, coincidentally in a match against the former, he was loaned to the Asturias side until the end of the campaign; in his first start, on the 25th, they were crushed 1–5 at Getafe CF.Lafuente was released by Athletic in the summer of 2009, ending a 16-year relationship.In late July, the 33-year-old moved to CD Numancia (freshly relegated to the second division), being used mostly as a backup during his two-year spell and retiring subsequently.