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Cuadrado apologises after jokingly comparing Rabiot to former Juventus player who died of leukaemia

Juan Cuadrado has apologised after inadvertently making a joke on an Instagram post commemorating Andrea Fortunato, a former Juventus player who died from leukaemia 25 years ago.

Fortunato, a promising left-back signed from Genoa who had made his senior international debut, passed away at the age of just 23 on April 25, 1995.

Juventus uploaded a tribute to Fortunato on Instagram to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.

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Cuadrado replied to the post, tagging team-mate Adrien Rabiot with the comment, ‘Rabiot, it’s you!’ – presumably referencing the similarity between the two players’ hairstyles.