2023-10-06 21:23:04
Néstor Lorenzo delivered the list of 26 players called up to face dates 3 and 4 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Although he had to resort to replacing injured players, such as Yerry Mina, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Jefferson Lerma, there was a notable absence that at the moment had no explanation, that of Juan Fernando Quintero.
The midfielder was on the list of players who were part of the concentration for the initial two matches of the qualifiers once morest Venezuela (Barranquilla) and Chile (Santiago). In the duel once morest Vinotinto, the Antioqueño remained on the substitute bench, but once morest La Roja he did have action following entering the 71st minute to replace Jhon Arias.
Since then, Quintero has started in the four games that Racing played, totaling 290 minutes and having outstanding performances once morest Godoy Cruz and Newell’s, in the latter he provided an assist for Jonatan Gómez’s goal.
Why was he not called to the National Team?
The 30-year-old was expected to be on Néstor Lorenzo’s list for the matches once morest Uruguay (October 12) and Ecuador (October 17), his name not appearing in the video shared by the Colombian Football Federation.
Diego Rueda, director of El VBar on Caracol Radio, revealed the reason that removed Quintero from the National Team. “They gave us the answer… In training in Barranquilla he did not respond, in the last call. They didn’t see him well and this time he was left out of the call and I believe the person who told us. That was the reason, not any injury,” he said on the program.
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Thus, it was a technical decision by Néstor Lorenzo and his working group to look for a player with other characteristics, since Yaser Asprilla is the player who occupies Quintero’s position in the last two games. The young footballer has accumulated prominence and 391 minutes with Watford, since since the season began, he has only been on the bench in two games and has contributed one assist. The former Envigado had already been cited in this new cycle of the Tricolor.
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