Juan Fernando Quintero reappeared in the Betplay League and the focus, obviously, was on his performance, which was acceptable beyond some criticism.
Locals and strangers enjoy the impact produced by a World Cup player like the man from Antioquia, who now wears the colors of Atlético Junior.
Precisely, his opponent, Independiente Medellín, enjoyed the great call of the creative, beyond the fact that this time, in Barranquilla, he has appeared in the rival cast.
This was recognized by the coach David González, who assured: “We knew that the amount of public in the stadium was due to the presence of Juanfer, in other types of conditions I don’t think so many people would have come to the stadium,” he said.
‘Wow or praise? It is more the former: “It helps us a lot, even if he is a player from the rival team, that we are visitors, that type of atmosphere makes Colombian soccer grow, the players feel more comfortable, it makes it worthwhile to bring these players to the country,” he said.
On the way to face such an influential player, González reflected: “We don’t even mention Juanfer’s name in any training, we base our game plan on ourselves and on what the rival team offers but at the level of structure and space, not what one player, two or three offers, we base our work on how to take advantage and there was no talk of taking precautions.”
