Falcao's knee injury will be threaten for Colombia's World Cup predictions
El Tigre Radamel Falcao must await more for a chance of playing in World Cup 2014. The knee injury which suffers the striker will be a threaten for his and Colombia's World Cup predictions.
AS Monaco's Colombia striker Falcao faces an anxious wait to find out if he has a serious knee injury after being taken off on a stretcher in the French Cup on Wednesday, Jan 22.
Falcao opened the scoring for Monaco in the 29th minute with his 11th goal of the season, but was caught by a heavy tackle from Chasselay center half Soner Ertek in the 40th as he charged into the penalty area. Falcao, tipped to be a star at the World Cup, was clearly in pain as he clutched his left knee and immediately called for medical attention.
Falcao opened the scoring for Monaco in the 29th minute with his 11th goal of the season, but was caught by a heavy tackle from Chasselay center half Soner Ertek in the 40th as he charged into the penalty area. Falcao, tipped to be a star at the World Cup, was clearly in pain as he clutched his left knee and immediately called for medical attention.
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| Falcao taken in a stretcher © goal.com |
After receiving treatment he was stretchered off a few minutes later and replaced by Emmanuel Riviere, who scored twice in the second half as Monaco won 3-0 to reach the last 16.
Falcao who is considered as one of the 'deadliest' strikers in the world, has scored nine times 17 appearances for AS Monaco in France's Ligue 1. He is currently the leading scorer of a squad that has climbed all the way to second place in the league table behind Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea and Real madrid have been long-term admirers of Falcao but any move looks likely to be put on hold, while the injury could also jeopardise Stoke's hopes of signing Riviere.
Monaco have released the statement: 'Falcao was hit in the left knee. We must wait for further tests in the coming days to clarify the nature of the injury.'
The 27-year-old Falcao turned neatly into the area as he received a pass and, as he was about to line up a shot, Ertek came charging in from the side and all of his weight hit Falcao's knee. Remarkably, no penalty was given, even though Ertek was nowhere near to getting the ball.
However, this injury could be even more devastating to Colombia if he is forced to miss the 2014 World Cup. The South American squad earned a seeded position at the international tournament and has a good chance of advancing in a group with Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan.
Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri was furious with match referee Philippe Kalt for not taking firmer action against Chasselay's players. As Falcao was being taken away, Ranieri remonstrated furiously with Kalt, and could be heard screaming 'I told you before.'
After the game, Ranieri explained that he felt his players had not been protected enough.
'I'm very satisfied (with the result), but I'm not happy with the referee,' Ranieri said. 'It's normal that the Chasselay players were tough, and that something could happen to someone. But there were no cards given. I hope that it's nothing serious for Falcao.'
'If Falcao has a serious injury, it's the referee's fault. It's not possible to let things go like that," Ranieri added.
'When there are fouls, you have to whistle. When it's a bad foul, you have to get a yellow card out and if there's another bad foul, then it's a red. Tonight I saw neither.'
Midfielder Jeremy Toulalan fears that Falcao's injury could be bad.
'We've lost Radamel. It's a big blow for the future,' Toulalan said on French television. "I think it's serious. The news isn't reassuring."
Falcao is Colombia's key player and he has scored 20 goals in 51 international matches for Colombia, which has qualified for this year's World Cup in Brazil.
- dailymail.co.uk, bleacherreport.com
Falcao who is considered as one of the 'deadliest' strikers in the world, has scored nine times 17 appearances for AS Monaco in France's Ligue 1. He is currently the leading scorer of a squad that has climbed all the way to second place in the league table behind Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea and Real madrid have been long-term admirers of Falcao but any move looks likely to be put on hold, while the injury could also jeopardise Stoke's hopes of signing Riviere.
Monaco have released the statement: 'Falcao was hit in the left knee. We must wait for further tests in the coming days to clarify the nature of the injury.'
The 27-year-old Falcao turned neatly into the area as he received a pass and, as he was about to line up a shot, Ertek came charging in from the side and all of his weight hit Falcao's knee. Remarkably, no penalty was given, even though Ertek was nowhere near to getting the ball.
However, this injury could be even more devastating to Colombia if he is forced to miss the 2014 World Cup. The South American squad earned a seeded position at the international tournament and has a good chance of advancing in a group with Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan.
Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri was furious with match referee Philippe Kalt for not taking firmer action against Chasselay's players. As Falcao was being taken away, Ranieri remonstrated furiously with Kalt, and could be heard screaming 'I told you before.'
After the game, Ranieri explained that he felt his players had not been protected enough.
'I'm very satisfied (with the result), but I'm not happy with the referee,' Ranieri said. 'It's normal that the Chasselay players were tough, and that something could happen to someone. But there were no cards given. I hope that it's nothing serious for Falcao.'
'If Falcao has a serious injury, it's the referee's fault. It's not possible to let things go like that," Ranieri added.
'When there are fouls, you have to whistle. When it's a bad foul, you have to get a yellow card out and if there's another bad foul, then it's a red. Tonight I saw neither.'
Midfielder Jeremy Toulalan fears that Falcao's injury could be bad.
'We've lost Radamel. It's a big blow for the future,' Toulalan said on French television. "I think it's serious. The news isn't reassuring."
Falcao is Colombia's key player and he has scored 20 goals in 51 international matches for Colombia, which has qualified for this year's World Cup in Brazil.
- dailymail.co.uk, bleacherreport.com
