The short career of Sergio ‘la Machine’ Quintero, in check for statements against Olmedo

The short career of the Ecuadorian midfielder Sergio Quintero (22 years old), South American champion and world bronze medalist, both decorations as a youth and in 2019, has been in check after the footballer made public his quemeimportismo – with profane terms in between – by Olmedo’s decline in division this year, team that the Machine joined in March, on loan from Barcelona Sporting Club, owner of the pass.

In an Instagram Live (live broadcast), partially broadcast on Sunday on social networks, Quintero expressed: “Que se va (el Ciclón, from LigaPro Serie A). What does it matter to me? If I’m a Barcelona player … I’m not an Olmedo player. Let him leave Serie A. What the … do I care? I came to pick up a rhythm here. What’s the matter?”.

On the same day, the player saw the red card after half an hour of play in the 5-0 defeat at the field of Independiente del Valle. Quintero was cautioned at minute 17 and saw the second yellow at 35, leaving the Riobambeño team with one less man at the Banco Guayaquil stadium when the scorekeeper scored 2-0. The match was valid for matchday 12 of the second round of Serie A, division of which Olmedo signed his farewell in mid-October.

After broadcasting the video starring the Machine and hours after the hard fall in Quito, Olmedo announced that the footballer would be “indefinitely separated from the main squad”. On social networks on Sunday night (8:23 pm), the Riobamba club published a statement that added: “We will not tolerate disrespect for the history of this noble institution, its fans, coaching staff and players.” The document was signed by Fernando Flor Tapia, president of the Cyclone who took office in September.

Quintero joined Olmedo in March on loan, since the pass belongs to Barcelona.

According to the statistics service of the Professional Football League of Ecuador (it does not show a cut-off date, so it may not include the duel with the scratches), The Machine played 19 games this season with those of Chimborazo, fourteen as a starter and five as an alternative (1,326 minutes on the court). He scored two goals, was booked five times and saw a red card.

Barcelona backs Olmedo

A couple of hours after the announcement of the red and blue club (10:37 pm), Barcelona expressed its support for Olmedo for the decision regarding Quintero, whose situation the Guayaquil institution said it will “evaluate.”

The statement on social networks of the Canaries, signed by the directive of President Carlos Alfaro Moreno, states: “Barcelona Sporting Club, given the facts exposed in the media and social networks of Sergio Quintero Chávez, gives its full support to the decision taken by the Olmedo Sports Center in having separated the player. This type of conduct does not represent the values ​​of our institution, and in the next few days the decision we will make with the professional for this unfortunate act will be evaluated based on our ethics and behavior manual.. Once again we sympathize with this situation with the Riobamba city team and we record our express rejection of such statements (those of the player) ”.

Quintero arrived in Barcelona for the 2020 season, from Imbabura.

The young player made his mark at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in Chile, where the Tricolor took the title. The Machine was a recurring alternative for coach Jorge Célico and ended up being a starter in the containment zone. Quintero, who has stood out above all for his corpulence, rounded off his participation as a youth in the 2019 U-20 World Cup in Poland, in which Ecuador was third, with the midfielder as a starter or alternative in five of seven games and author of a goal in a 3-1 victory over Uruguay in the round of 16. (D)