River Plate fans don’t forget that December 9, 2018, when a left under-corner shot from Juan Fernando Quintero allowed the millionaires team to advance up the scoreboard and later beat Boca Juniors 3-1 in the remembered cup final. Libertadores contested in Madrid.
Immortalized in the band traversed by the goal at the Santiago Bernabéu, Quintero made the decision in 2020 to close his cycle in Argentina, adding a new experience to his career: the Shenzhen of China.
Precisely, after several weeks of controversy and criticism, Juanfer broke the silence and decided in a dialogue with ESPN to discuss the reason that motivated him to leave the Núñez group; club he loves and always expects the best.
“Life always demands of us, but I’ve lost a lot of things that people don’t know and I’m not interested in saying them … The world of the river is strong, it takes you to the limit, but that is life. Today we see people we love and they leave, we have to live like this every day. River carries an emotional, physical and mental burden that is strong, and which sometimes saturates you. That’s happened to me and that’s it … There are times when you have to think about yourself and I don’t want to say River was the problem: there were many things and life often saturates you and you have to weigh your peace of mind ”.
And he added: “River takes you to the limit, I have lost many family, friends and loved ones. I have been in this for 20 years now, I have sacrificed a lot of time and it has not been for nothing: I have had a very good career. But I think in the end we are humans, and the character and the football stay on the field. When you come home and cry, it’s because we’re human. Many people don’t know what goes on behind a game and what we suffer, and some of them affect us more than others. And as a result you make decisions. ”
‘I didn’t go the way I wanted, but it did. M.I am left with the beautiful moments, with the technical staff and with my teammates. To this day I speak to Gallardo, we gave each other a lot, he gave me advice, he helped me. I have a good relationship with Marcelo. I am a very transparent person, I am, have been very respectful to everyone and received a lot of criticism, ”said the 27-year-old midfielder.
About his career, Juanfer dared to talk about his retirement from professional football, making it clear that he is already old enough to hang out and devote himself full time to his family,
“I’ve been planning what will be my post football for a number of years now, my idea is to retire at the age of 33. I started to prepare myself for my investments so that I can spend time with my family after football. Because if someone is sad at the end, who are they … Is to give them back those moments that can be golden to them and to you. I play football because I have a passion as a child. I was born with nothing and I am dying with nothing. Silver is not important, it is what lives in your heart ”, he concluded.