Quintero made his first appearance of the 2012 Apertura on 21 July, scoring once in a 2–1 win over San Luis. On 29 July, Quintero scored in the 89th minute to give "Los Guerreros" a 1–0 victory over Guadalajara. He scored for the third straight match on 3 August to help Santos to a 2–2 draw with Puebla. On 1 September Quintero scored twice to help Santos defeat Tigres UANL 3–1. He ended the Apertura with 7 goals, the most on the team, however Santos failed to qualify for Liguilla, finishing level on points with Guadalajara, but missing out due to a worse goal differential. In the first match of the 2013 Clausura, Quintero picked up an assist in a 1 all draw with San Luis. He scored his first goal of the campaign on 16 February in a 1–1 draw with Tigres. On 16 March Quintero recorded a late assist and scored in the 89th minute to give Santos a dramatic victory over Atlas. He finished the tournament with 4 goals and helped Santos return to Liguilla. In the quarterfinals, after a scoreless first leg, Quintero scored twice in the second leg with Atlas to give Santos a 3–1 victory. However they were eliminated by Cruz Azul in the semifinals, with Quintero being sent off in the second leg for his second yellow card in the 51st minute.