05/04/2023
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado is an emblem of Juventus Turin: last weekend he received the shirt as a symbol of gratitude for the 300 games played in that club, in eight seasons, in addition to his eleven titles won. But he has committed imprudence that has put him in the eye of the hurricane.
El Panita was in the news once more this Tuesday in the tie (1-1) between Juventus from Inter, in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals. Cuadrado put the Vecchia Signora team ahead with a shot crossing inside the area to put the temporary victory.
When it was seen that those from Turin were going to take the advantage for the second leg, Romelu Lukaku He scored the equalizer, a penalty kick, at minutes 90+5with a controversial celebration that warmed the spirits of the players bianconeris.
The Belgian forward made gestures to the stands, to silence the local fans and a brawl broke out that the match referee seemed to control with the expulsion of the Inter striker.
However, at the end of the meeting there were several altercations in which Juan Guillermo was involved.
The man from Antioquia was seen angry and even managed to push the central judge of the match. In addition, the transmission for Latin America showed images of the altercation between the Colombian and the Inter goalkeeper, Samir Handanovic, which ended with the expulsion of both players.
However, minutes following the game ended, a video of the Italian television broadcast went viral on social networks in which a punch delivered by Cuadrado to the goalkeeper of the Nero Azurro team was evidenced.
Tancredi Palmeri, an Italian journalist who was on the broadcast, pointed out on his Twitter account that it is an unacceptable blow. “Here’s the hook Square a Handanovich. This is a 5 match disqualification gesture. If I remember correctly, in the event of serious violent conduct in the Italian Cup, the disqualifications would extend to the League, ”he explained.
The precedents condemn him
This event reminded several false starts of the player of the Colombia selection. The first of these was on September 5, 2014 in a friendly match held in Miami between the coffee growers and the Brazilian National Team.
The Urabaense had to go to the showers early following a double reprimand from the Canadian referee To install David Gantar. The coffee grower, in the midst of his fury, replied to the North American: “What’s wrong with you, pirobo?” Gantar looked at him blankly and this went unnoticed.
Another of the most remembered discussions was with Cristiano Ronaldo, on March 9, 2021, at halftime of the match between Juventus and Porto, for the Champions League round of 16, in which they temporarily lost (0-1) at home .
Cristiano entered the dressing room shouting: “You have to try more. We don’t play anything. We played like shit ”, while his teammates entered silently and crestfallen. The only one who dared to answer him was Cuadrado, who stood in front of the Portuguese and replied: “You have to be an example for everyone.” But Ronaldo continued in his high tone, although he acknowledged: “Me too. We are not playing anything, we must tell the truth. It’s a Champions League match, you have to have personality”.
Andrea Pirlo, then coach of the Turin team, intervened to prevent the discussion from escalating. Now, Juan Guillermo awaits the arbitration report that might take him out of competition in 5 to 7 dates.
