Juan Fernando Quintero was injured: he was not in the last practice of the Colombian team before the game against South Korea

Juan Fernando Quintero would miss the game against South Korea due to an injury that he has been carrying since his last game with Junior FC

The Colombian team held its last practice session at the Ulsan Mulsan stadium prior to the duel against South Korea in the first of the two friendly matches that they will play on the FIFA date in March. The great novelty was the differentiated work carried out by Juan Fernando Quintero, who would be the only one of the 24 players called up in doubt for the duel on March 24.

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During the first 15 minutes of practice, which also served as recognition of the playing field of the sports arena in the city of Ulsan, ‘Juanfer’ was seen on the sidelines of the rest of his teammates. This is due to the calf injury that he has been carrying since the Copa Sudamericana match against Deportes Tolima. The same one that left him out of the squad in the debut match of Hernán Dario ‘Bolillo’ Gómez on the Junior FC coaching bench, on March 18 against Independiente Santa Fe.

At a press conference, Néstor Lorenzo assured that the footballer arrived touched after his trip was authorized by the club. In addition, additional studies would be carried out to determine the severity of his injury and if it is possible that he will be part of the group that faces Japan next Tuesday, March 28.

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