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The Colombian made his debut with Shenzhen on Sunday in a friendly match prior to the start of the Chinese league.
This Sunday, after 354 days without playing and a long time in which his transition to Chinese football lay 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 Plate de Argentina .
The midfielder entered the second half of the friendly against Shaanxi and the qualification for the 2-1 winning goal came off his feet. According to the press in that country, Quintero has put in a good performance, but has yet to improve physically, something that will not cause any major problems.
The Chinese Super League kicks off on March 11, so most clubs hold prep matches. “We have to work more on the tactical part, worse, we still have a few days to do it,” said Jordi Cruyff, the team’s coach.
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Let’s not forget that Quintero hadn’t played since March 11 last year, when he was on the field for just nine minutes in River Plate’s victory over Binacional de Peru for the Copa Libertadores.
After that there was a long negotiation, also some inconveniences in the visa and finally the Antioqueno traveled to China last October to join the institution. For his first training sessions, Quintero had to keep a long and strict quarantine.
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