The stories of Teófilo Gutiérrez and his behavior in Argentina, provoking rival fans for his love for River Plate, do not even reach the ankles of the incessant fights caused by Jarlan Barrera, today an Atlético Nacional player, and more deeply rooted with the green club than with Junior de Barranquilla. The nephew of the legendary, Carlos Alberto ‘Pibe’ Valderrama has been fighting with his previous team, and every time they travel to the Metropolitano, he faces the local fans.
The last precedent on the court was in the BetPlay Cup when in the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitano, the local team got a positive result. When Jarlan Barrera was substituted, the stadium exploded with objects thrown at him from the stands and a barrage of insults rained down on him. Jarlan pointed to the Atlético Nacional shield in response to comments from a sports venue set on fire by the midfielder’s attitude.
It is speculated that the player may receive a harsh penalty for his behavior. Jarlan Barrera was part of a time to remember for Junior de Barranquilla. They reached the final of the Copa Conmebol Sudamericana, but could not crown in the penalty shots in which Jarlan wasted a fundamental maximum penalty.
From that moment on, an endless fight began between Junior de Barranquilla and Jarlan Barrera who immediately changed his mind by signing with Atlético Nacional and challenging the Barranquilla squad, not only because of their attitude on the field, but also because of their poisonous testimonies. The junior fans also have him signed and they attack him with multiple criticisms.
Now, the relationship that, in fact, no longer exists positively, will burn more waiting for them to put out that flame that was lit once Jarlan Barrera left Junior. At a press conference, he mentioned that he had always wanted to join Atlético Nacional, ‘playing for the best team in Colombia was a dream he had had for a long time. He felt it when he was in Junior, where we lost finals, where the feeling of crying was different because one came out crying, but it was losing the finals’.
Junior from Barranquilla, players and fans, surely will not remain silent with the words of Jarlan Barrera. He was part of that Copa Sudamericana, and was one of those who missed a decisive maximum penalty. Much of losing those finals was because of samarium. It will be expected that the flame of anger between these actors continues.
