Juan David Cabal, strength for Nacional in home runs

The is 21 years old, he is in the prime of youth, but he has also shown resilience to withstand criticism when it came at the time, endurance to leave behind an injury that afflicted him, dynamism to play in two positions: lateral and central. Patience to wait for the opportunity and leadership from him to become a voice of command behind Nacional.

Is about Juan David Cabalwho is currently one of the main players in the process.

And it is that he is a young man with character, who trusts his talent. “I don’t feel second or substitute, I have healthy competition with my teammates. I am working on many things that they have and that I lack. When the teacher chooses me I am always ready to play”, he indicates.

His personality was forged in a humble neighborhood of Cali. “We had almost nothing, but we fought to get out of there. I started playing soccer when I was 7 years old and I almost didn’t like it, but that’s life”.

Cabal enjoyed playing with his neighborhood friends more than on the teams, but thanks to Camilo Pérez, scout in Nationalcame to the Antioquian team and fell in love with his profession.

He describes himself as a fast player, who goes up high and is strong heads-up.

in the absence by Philip AguilarJust coming back from injury, Cabal stepped into his role and has done so in spades.

He has an advantage and that is that he made the sub-20 with coach Hernán Dario Herrera and he knows him very well, that is why he has given him the necessary confidence.

Juan David says he is blessed, because there are very few players who can say that they started their career in a team like Nacional, some of them take years to fulfill that dream. However, his aspirations do not stop there and he sees himself playing in Europe and, why not, in a club like Real Madrid.

As a child he was always an admirer by Sergio Ramos and would like to follow in the footsteps of the Spanish central defender, who left his mark on the merengue club.

“I want to meet the biggest figures in football.”

The green team channels all that energy into the goal of reaching the final.

“I am going through a very good moment in my career, finishing consolidating myself, but I want to continue growing so that later I can continue saying that I am at my best moment”.

Cabal adds that he works as if he were on probation. every day.

One of his great exams, if “El Arriero” decides for him, will be next Tuesday (8:05 pm) when Nacional receives Millonarios on the second date of the home runs and with the obligation to win to be the leader of his team. group and take another step towards the final.