He Junior from Barranquilla is making a great campaign under the command of Hernán Darío Gómez, who in less than two months removed the team from last place in the betplay leaguehas 21 points and is fighting seriously to enter the semifinal home runs.
However, one of the “moles” in the painting Shark in the first half of 2023 is Juan Fernando Quintero. The midfielder arrived as the great star of Colombian soccer in January but so far he has only had seven games in total, one goal and he is concerned that he has not played for a month and a half due to injury.
Added to that, the date on which Juan fer He will return to the courts because no one in the technical or medical staff or the midfielder have risked giving an approximate day, even when it seems that he is close to playing again, it is said that he is still in recovery.
He Junior from Barranquilla reported in March that Juan Fernando Quintero He suffered a “periotitis picture of the left tibia plus tendinitis of the posterior tibial tendon” that he apparently had after the game for Conmebol Sudamericana against Deportes Tolima, in Ibagué, on March 9.
However, the injury would not have worsened until days later because he was not in the debut of Hernan Dario Gomez as a coach on March 18, he traveled to the concentration of the Colombia selection but did not play any of the friendly matches in Asia and apparently he aggravated his condition there.
Although The Herald assured that by April 22 it would be ready Quintero and would be called up for the game against jaguarsin Barranquillathe midfielder did not appear on the squad list and the explanation of Roll gomez It is that he was not ready to play, leaving the doubt that the fans have had in a month and a half about when the club’s star will return.
Since the injury of Juan Fernando Quinterothe club has not been able to give an approximate time of how long his recovery will last and when he would return to the fields, especially since there is less than a month to go before the end of the first round in the betplay league.
Even the midfielder himself is not clear when he could have that opportunity for a call from coach Hernán Darío Gómez, who makes it clear at each press conference that he is not ready and that is the same as he thinks Juan fer.
“Let’s hope it’s as fast as possible, I don’t dare give dates. The only thing I want is for everything to be fine for when I have to be 100% again and help the team. You have to give thanks to technology and in sport there are more advances every day. It is important to be able to recover and have the support of such a machine. Hopefully everything is for benefit, “he said. Quintero.
Although many fans thought that the Junior would not have a good campaign without Juan Fernando Quinterothe results indicate the opposite under the command of Hernán Darío Gómez, who has only lost one of the eight games since he arrived at the club.
Roll He still does not know what it is to put together a payroll with Juan ferwho was injured days before the coach signed a contract, who is still waiting for him but does not miss him because he has known how to play games with men in midfield like Luis González, Vladimir Hernández, Carlos Sierraamong others.
However, gomez He recognizes the quality of the midfielder as a creative player and hopes that he will return in optimal condition for the final stretch of the first phase in the Betplay League and a possible home run qualification, since his hierarchy will be important there to fight for the title.
