River Plate fans do not forget that December 9, 2018, when a shot with the left in the corner of Juan Quintero, allowed the millionaire team to advance on the scoreboard and then prevail by 3-1 to Boca Juniors in the remembered final of the Copa Libertadores played in Madrid.
Immortalized in the cross country by the goal at the Santiago Bernabeu, Quintero made the decision in 2020 to close his cycle in Argentina, to add a new experience in his career: the Shenzhen of China.
Precisely, after several weeks of controversy and criticism, Juanfer broke the silence and in a dialogue with ESPN decided to talk about the reason that motivated him to leave the set of Núñez; club to which he keeps a lot of affection and from which he always expects the best.
“Life always demands it of us, but I lost a lot of things that people don’t know and I’m not interested in saying … River’s world is strong, it takes you to the extreme, but so 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 load that is strong, and that sometimes saturates you. This happened to me and that’s it … There are times when you have to think about yourself and I don’t want to say that River was the problem: there were many things and life saturates you many times and you have to weigh one’s peace of mind. “
And he added: “River takes you to the limit, I lost many family, friends and loved ones. I’ve been in this for 20 years now, I’ve sacrificed a lot of time and it hasn’t been in vain – I’ve had a very nice career. But I think in the end we are human beings, and the character and the football stay on the field. When you get home and cry it’s because we’re human beings. Many people do not know what happens behind a game and what we suffer, as some affect us more than others. And as a result, one makes decisions. ”
“I didn’t go as I wanted, but it turned out that wayand I stay with the beautiful moments, with the technical body and with my teammates. To this day I talk to Gallardo we gave each other a lot, he gave me advice, he helped me. I have a great relationship with Marcelo. I am a very transparent person, I am like that, I have been very respectful with everyone and I received a lot of criticism, “said the 27-year-old.
On his career, Juanfer dared to talk about his retirement from professional football, making it clear that he is old enough to hang the Guayos and dedicate himself full time to his family,
“A few years ago I was planning what will be my post football, my idea is to retire at 33 years old. I started to prepare myself in my investments so that after football I could dedicate time to my family. Because when one is sad in the end, who is … It is to repay those moments that can be gold for them and for you. I play football because as a child I have a passion. I was born with nothing and I will die with nothing. Silver is not important, it is what is carried in your heart, “he concluded.