Juan Fernando Quintero in the previous match between Medellín and América, corresponding to the first date of the BetPlay League.
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At the close of the match between Medellín and America played on Saturday night, Juan Fernando Quintero, figure of the scarlet and recently summoned the national team, generated concern after requesting medical care.
Quintero, about the 68th minute, presented discomfort in his left knee. He tried to stay on the court, but 10 minutes from the end he was replaced, with obvious samples of pain. The Antioquia midfielder will take exams to know the scope of the lesion.
“It came out with a knee annoyance and we didn't want to run the risk of increasing that discomfort and that is why we decided to take it out. Until there is a diagnosis I will say nothing, but hopefully it is not important not only for the selection or America, but for him, ”explained the scarlet coach.
The presence of Quintero in the National Team for the next two qualifiers against Peru (June 6) and Argentina (June 10) was suspended. Versions disseminated by the press suggest that the player suffered a knee distension.
🚨 Today Juan Fernando Quintero will be practiced to determine the scope of the injury suffered last night in the Atanasio Girardot. The player had to report this afternoon in Barranquilla.
The first report sent to FCF shows a possible knee distension. pic.twitter.com/NxESQqQ765
– Julián Capera (@juliancaperab) June 1, 2025
In the event that the diagnosis is confirmed, Juanfer would stay outside the tricolor call and some key duels of the home runs of the Betplay League would also be lost. This scenario would force Néstor Lorenzo to look for an alternative in the position.
It would not be the first last -minute decline that occurs in the ARA selection this double date, because Jhon Córdoba, a striker who comes from proclaiming himself champion of the Russian League with Krasnodar, was injured during a training and was replaced by Rafael Santos Borré, of International (Brazil).
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