The Colombian striker played 11 minutes in the victory of the leader of the Turkish Super League with 2-0 over Erzurumspor. He hopes to contribute to the final stage of the tournament to win a new title, the fourteenth of his career.
Colombian striker Radamel Falcao García played eleven minutes on Saturday in Galatasaray’s 2-0 victory over Erzurumspor in the 26th round of the Turkish Super League.
Samarium left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 85 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. Fatih Terim was the replacement.
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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 possible destinations for the 35-year-old Samarium, whose time in Turkey was not what he or Galatasaray expected, especially due to injuries.
In a year and a half, the Colombian suffered multiple muscle problems. For five periods he had to be absent from the field, with the consequence of the lack of rhythm and continuity, so important for any athlete.
And, although Tigre’s professionalism and dedication have never been questioned, the most popular club in Turkey does not consider that the investment he made for the player has paid off enough.
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Falcao is the most expensive football player on the team, with an annual salary of almost five million euros. He played, this Saturday, 31 games, the most incomplete, and scored 16 goals.
In addition, the team had a bad season 2019-2020 and, although it has improved in this area, leads the Turkish Superliga with 57 points, three more than Besiktas, which has one game less, is far from the level it use his fans to, the one he reached just a few years ago to appear at European level.
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“El Tigre” had 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 for the season, in which he could reach another title, the fourteenth of his career.