Juan Fernando Quintero: The Provocative Colombian Star of the Avellaneda Classic

2024-02-25 19:25:09

The Colombian was one of the great figures of the Avellaneda classic. There was controversy on social networks, but the Colombian tried to put cold feet on him.

February 25, 2024, 4:25 p.m.

The former River made fun of the red fans who were in the Libertadores de América. (Video: ESPN Premium)

This Saturday Racing beat Independiente 1-0 in a new edition of the Avellaneda classic. The scorer of the goal was Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez and one of the great figures of the academy was Juan Fernando Quintero.

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With 10 minutes remaining, the Colombian was replaced by Baltasar Rodríguez and made a provocative gesture in front of the red fans. While heading to the substitute bench, the former River player rubbed his chest in the face of the whistles and insults from the supporters of the classic rival.

This did not sit well with the Independiente fans who followed the broadcast and the reactions did not take long to arrive. However, it is not the first time that the midfielder provokes them. In 2018, in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals, the Colombian scored a goal and made the “little guy” sign.

Juanfer Quintero’s clarification

This Sunday, the midfielder clarified in X: “I was fixing the GPS bib and it has nothing to do with the chicanes.” The Colombian said that “I am not and will not be like that” and closed with a “happy day.”

Post by Juanfer Quintero (X.com)

Juanfer Quintero confronted Flavio Azzaro following Racing’s victory over Independiente

Racing beat Independiente 1-0 in the Libertadores de América and won the Avellaneda classic. The Academy played a great game, they were superior to their rival and were able to win with great force in front of goal.

Read also: The chicane from Racing to Independiente following the Academy’s victory in the Avellaneda classic

In the midst of the euphoria, a situation occurred that surprised everyone: Juan Fernando Quintero crossed paths with Flavio Azzaro. How was the? The Colombian cited a tweet from the journalist, published six days ago, in which he asked that he not play in the classic once morest Rojo. He finally was one of the figures of the meeting.

Of course, in the comments of the journalist’s post they were filled with criticism from the fans, both of Racing and River, for Juanfer’s past in the Millonario.

Juan Fernando Quintero’s retweet of Flavio Azzaro’s video. (Photo: Capture)

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