Quintana reveals why he left Central: «I wasn't comfortable» | OneFootball

Rosario Central ended the first half of the year by suffering a 3-0 thrashing against Estudiantes de La Plata in the Round of 32 of the Copa Argentina. Looking ahead to the second half of the year, El Canalla will have to cope with the departure of Carlos Quintana, a leader within the squad, who terminated his contract and quickly signed with Deportivo Riestra until December 2027. “I simply wasn’t comfortable, I wasn’t getting the minutes I believed I should have been getting,” he said when explaining the reasons for leaving the club.

“I told the club I wanted to leave. I didn’t feel comfortable from the moment I came back, and that started to wear me down. I felt less and less valued. More than anything, I’m leaving because of the coach (Jorge Almirón),” he added in an interview with Cadena 3. Quintana joined the club at the end of 2022 and, thanks to a string of strong performances, began to build an enviable relationship with the fans and his teammates. However, the situation changed completely this season: he played just 11 matches, only two of them as a starter, and logged 278 official minutes on the field.

At the same time, Quintana said it was not an easy decision to make because of everything he went through at the club, but his desire to keep playing professionally ultimately tipped the scales in favor of his final decision. As a result, El Malevo moved immediately, completed his signing as a free agent, and the defender will play on until at least the age of 39.

Although he stressed that there was no kind of conflict with Jorge Almirón or his staff, he indirectly pointed the finger at them when asked about the team’s current inconsistency: “We have a terrific squad, there’s no doubt about that. There’s another issue: the coach’s idea hasn’t been consolidated. Football-wise, things haven’t been good lately. I have an opinion on it, but I’d rather keep it to myself.”

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