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The Colombian made his debut this Sunday with Shenzhen in a friendly match before the start of the Chinese league.
This Sunday, after 354 days without playing and a long period in which his transition to Chinese football was in the future, Juan Fernando Quintero finally made his debut with Shenzhen, the team that paid a large sum for the Colombian to leave River Argentine dishes.
The midfielder entered the second half of the friendly match against Shaanxi and the qualification for the 2-1 winning goal came out of his feet. According to the press in that country, Quintero performed well, but still needs to improve physically, which will not involve major problems.
The Chinese Super League will start on March 11, so most clubs host training matches. “We have to work harder on the tactical side, and worse we have a few more days to do,” said Jordi Cruyff, the team’s coach.
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Recall that Quintero had not played since March 11 last year, when he spent just nine minutes on the field in River Plate’s victory over Binacional de Peru for the Copa Libertadores.
After that a long negotiation also took place, some visa inconveniences and finally Antioqueno traveled to China in October last year to join the institution. Before his first training sessions, Quintero had to keep a long and strict quarantine.
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