The Colombian striker acted 11 minutes into the Turkish Super League leader’s 2-0 victory over Erzurumspor. He hopes to contribute to the final stretch of the tournament to win a new title, the fourteenth of his career.
Colombian striker Radamel Falcao García played 11 minutes this Saturday in Galatasaray’s 2-0 win over Erzurumspor on the 26th of the Turkish Super League.
The Samaritan had been out of action for almost two months due to a muscle injury and entered the 85th minute of play, when coach Fatih Terim gave him the order to replace Mostafa Mohammad, the party’s leading figure, scoring both goals.
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Falcao has a contract with the Istanbul club until mid-2022 and there has been much speculation about his early departure. River Plate and MLS would be the possible destinations for the 35-year-old Samari, the passage through Turkey has been neither what he nor Galatasaray expected, especially due to injuries.
In a year and a half, the Colombian has suffered multiple muscle problems. For five periods he has had to be absent from the tracks, with the consequent lack of pace and continuity, so important for any athlete.
And although the Tiger’s professionalism and dedication has never been questioned, Turkey’s most popular club does not consider the investment it made for the player to have been sufficiently repaid.
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Falcao is the most expensive footballer in the squad, with an annual salary close to five million euros. He played 31 games this Saturday, most of them incomplete, and scored 16 goals.
In addition, the team had a bad season 2019-2020 and although it has improved in this lead the Turkish Super League with 57 points, three more than Besiktas, which has one game less, is far from the level at which his followers are used to it, the one that even came to him a few years ago to appear at European level.
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‘The Tiger’ has not played since January 2, when his team faced Antalyaspor, on the 16th. That day he barely played 30 minutes. His return is good news ahead of the end of the season, in which he could reach another title, the fourteenth in his career.