Match, still without Juanfer Quintero: he urgently flew back to Colombia and will not be against Belgrano

racing It all started on Monday with a piece of news that fell like a bucket of cold water: Juan Fernando Quintero He had to urgently fly to his hometown Colombia to solve personal problems. Consequently he will not be present in the match against Belgrano where the Academy plays the qualification for the quarter-finals League Cup and forces Gustavo Costa to analyze last minute variations.

“The Racing Club informs that Juan Fernando Quintero had to travel to Colombia for personal reasons and, for this reason, was not present at the professional team’s training this morning. We are all with you, dear Juanfer!“was the official statement that Racing released on its social networks after the unexpected departure of one of its characters in 2024.

Personal problems are nothing new to Quintero. The thing is Last week he had already received his racing license to travel to Colombia and resolve these problems. This led to Juanfer not being present in the win against Bragantino for the Copa Sudamericano.

However, despite returning to Argentina on Saturday evening and participating in training on Sunday, This morning he had to take another plane because his personal situation is not yet resolved.. The return date of the Colombian footballer is still unknown.

This way, Quintero will not be among the concentrates that the Academy will bring to Córdoba to visit Belgranoin the last round of the League Cup, with the aim of qualifying for the quarter-finals. Racing is forced to win and hope that Boca or Defensa y Justicia don’t win their respective matches.

Following the line of the starting lineup that Costas stopped against Bragantino, Santiago Solari He is the player with the best chance of replacing Quintero in the final that Racing will have this Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Gigante de Barrio Alberdi.