It is no secret to anyone that one of the hottest classics in the BetPlay League is Junior de Barranquilla against Atlético Nacional. A game that is more than hot every time they see each other and that always gives something to talk about, especially due to the rivalry that emanates from the atmosphere, be it at the Atanasio Girardot or the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.
However, at present, the rivalry for a key actor such as Jarlan Barrera has become more acute. Carlos Alberto Valderrama’s nephew left Junior de Barranquilla, the club that gave him the opportunity to train as a player, but little by little the criticism began to fall on him. An indelible situation such as wasting a maximum penalty that could give an international title to the Barranquilleros in the South American Cup that for obvious reasons did not go down well with the fans.
Added to this, Jarlan Barrera went to Rosario Central where he had little prominence, and surprisingly ended up at Atlético Nacional. In Medellin, Jarlan stated that he had always wanted to play in this team, and lit the flame against Junior de Barranquilla saying that as a shark he only cried when titles were lost, although he must stand up and realize that he also managed to be champion in Barranquilla territory.
The quarterfinals between Junior and Nacional were more than hot starting at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan. Jarlan Barrera came out substituted pointing to the tribune the shield of the green paisa, and in the return, Sebastián Viera threw the ball to Barrera so that he executed a penalty, but the samarium did not take the shot to the game that the Uruguayan proposed.
Carlos Bacca was interviewed by Blu Radio, where he analyzed the game, Junior news and Jarlan Barrera. Regarding the key, “we knew that it was going to be a difficult match, that Nacional is a good team, that they wanted to come from behind, but it was an easier match than we expected, they made some statements that made the match easier for us, because they said pretty much what they were going to do.”
In those fevers with Jarlan Barrera, he left everything in friendship with the samarium, “I have had the opportunity to talk with him, we are good friends, they are party fevers, that one says things to each other. They are statements and since he started in Junior, he will have a strange feeling, because of the way they are treating him in Barranquilla, where he has had the opportunity to be champion. Wish him the best for his career, and iron out rough edges because one wants to see good players in our football”.
In turn, he discussed the controversies of the match, they got more heated with Jarlan Barrera on the field of play, “starting the game he complained in the game, I told him to calm down, to be calm, Alex Mejía also responded. Then Jarlan came in, he apologized to me, I also, we always talk, I wish him the best, and we want him to show his football, regardless of where he is. He has something of Junior, he went to the stadium with the shirt.
