made his Serie A debut for Empoli in a 1–0 home defeat against Sampdoria; he was replaced by Rade Krunić in the 46th minute. On 12 September he played his first entire match for Empoli, a 2–1 home win over Crotone. On 29 November he played the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 2–1 home defeat, after extra time, against Cesena. Tello ended his season-long loan to Empoli with 20 appearances. Loan to Bari On 18 July 2017, Tello was loaned to Serie B side Bari on a season-long loan deal. On 6 August he made his debut for Bari in a 2–1 home win over Parma in the second round of Coppa Italia; he played the entire match. On 12 August he played in the third round in a 2–1 home win over Cremonese. On 28 August, Tello made his Serie B debut for Bari in a 3–0 home win over Cesena; he played the entire match. On 3 September he scored his first goal for Bari in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Empoli. Tello ended his loan to Bari with 36 appearances and 1 goal. Benevento On 13 July 2018, Tello signed a contract until 30 June 2021 with Benevento, with a option to rebuy for Juventus. Style of play Tello is right footed and has a good physical structure that allows him to fight in midfield. He is usually keen to run without the ball and, in the change of pace, he has technical characteristics for which, at home, he is compared to Juan Cuadrado. Career statistics International career U20 national team Tello made his debut in the 2014 Toulon Tournament, appearing in 3 matches. Tello was recalled to the U20 squad at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, playing in all matches and helping Colombia finish as runners-up. Honours Juventus Supercoppa Italiana: 2015 References External links 1996 births Living people Association football midfielders Colombian footballers Footballers from Medellín Colombia under-20 international footballers Colombia youth international footballers Categoría Primera A players Serie A players Serie B players Envigado F.C. players Cagliari Calcio players Empoli F.C. players S.S.C. Bari players Benevento Calcio players Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players