Although he does not live a good present in River Plate, Juan Fernando Quintero closely follows Colombian football in which he wore the shirts of Envigado, Independiente Medellín and Atlético Nacional. Precisely, the 29-year-old midfielder referred to the latter, who is currently the current champion of the domestic tournament.
One of the controversies that occurred after obtaining the star 17 was the departure of the midfielder John Morenowho after the game against Deportes Tolima at Manuel Murillo Toro in Ibagué, stated that Hernán Darío Herrera was the coach who earned the least in coffee football.
For these statements, the box directives Purslanedecided not to renew the contractual link of ‘Gio’ Morenowho fulfilled his dream of going around with the team of his loves, but for now his pending subject with Atlético Nacional will be to play the Conmebol Libertadores by 2023.
After his departure from King of Cups, the 36-year-old player was on the radar of Junior de Barranquilla, which broke the local rental transfer market by hiring the experienced striker Carlos Bacca. Similarly, Moreno was also related to Envigado, a team in which he debuted as a professional in 2006 and with which he was training weeks ago.
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Juan Fernando Quintero, who was invited to a podcast of tell me king in which he spoke about the situation of the Thin for whom he feels great admiration and with whom he is very close.
“I’ve known ‘Gio’ for a long time, I love him, I respect him, because I grew up watching him. He was one of my role models at Envigado FC, I think he is a very genuine person”.
Regarding the position of the leadership of Atlético Nacional to dispense with the services of Giovanni Moreno, he stressed that he respects the decision, but does not share it, pondering the dedication of the player who served for Verde Antioquia to make the Olympic return after five years of drought. .
“These are things that if one sees the malice, there is no need. One of these people, with the leadership that he has helps a group to become champion after many years that he did not win, is crucified like this. You have to respect the decision of the directors in this case, but I would not crucify that because many times we all make mistakes.
Likewise, the former Porto defended Moreno arguing that his words were not offensive and questioned the decision of the leadership of the most times champion of Colombia. “These things are sad, because they are things that are experienced in football. If you get to see, the interview was natural, it was not demanding, it was not making anyone look bad, not exposing. Perhaps the people in charge of the decisions took it that way, but in soccer they talk, it is on the field, they became National champions”.
On the other hand, Juan Fernando Quintero was a substitute in River Plate’s victory by the slightest difference against Independiente de Avellaneda as a visitor for date 12 of the Argentine Professional League, in which he has played 7 games with a record of 2 assists .
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