“The return of the King”. This is how River Plate welcomed him to one of his idols, the Colombian Juan FernandoQuintero, who entered the hearts of the fans of the Argentine team after his memorable performance in the conquest of the Copa Libertadores of this team against Boca Juniors in 2018.
The Antioquian midfielder, who will not be with Colombia in the next two dates of the Qualifiers to the World Cup in Qatar after a discomfort in his knee, he arrived in Argentina this Thursday to close his transfer with River.
“Very happy and thankful for coming back. I hope to have a good season, I can’t wait to be with my new teammates,” Quintero told the media in that country and at the airport amid applause from the fans.
Juan Fernando, scored a goal in Colombia’s most recent friendly against Honduras, duel in which he had to be substituted after suffering a partial injury to the internal collateral of his left knee that will keep him off the court for ten days.
