Radamel Falcao’s forceful response to River Plate fan amid tense crossover that went viral

During his five seasons in River Plate, Radamel Falcao Garcia He left his mark and by dint of goals he won the love of millionaire supporters, even if some still do not forgive him for not returning to the club. This resulted in a crossing in Twitter between the footballer and a supporter. Both played hard and the result was the affection that is still held by the majority of La Banda supporters who supported the Tiger of Santa Marta, who at 37 plays in the Vallecano Ray from Spain.

As part of the 18th anniversary of his debut with the River Plate jacket, a party account on said social network remembered him. “Today marks the 18th anniversary of Falcao’s debut in the River shirt. It was in the 3-1 win over Instituto for the 2005 Clausura Tournament. The Colombian striker played 111 games, scored 45 goals, gave up 9 assists and won the 2008 Clausura with the red band,” he wrote. The river machine.

But under the post, a user (@MARCELO91218) reproached him: “And it has been 18 years since I returned to the club which gave it everything. Nor is it forgiven.” While responding to the initial post in which the cafe forward was captivated, he didn’t let the comment pass and argued that “I was the one who was released from River on June 30, 2009 and re-signed in July of that year for River to sell me at the port and make some money.”

The fan wasn’t far behind and asked, “River gave you everything and that’s perfect, but you don’t answer the question of why you didn’t come back for those 18 years.” Other fans immediately criticized him and started defending Falcao. “Big tiger! You have nothing to clarify, you gave us a lot on the pitch” (@ChinoEsper). “You are from River, Radamel. The fan is very clear. The best for whatever comes” (@gonchispa). “We’ll cash in on you, Tiger, no doubt the illusion of your return has always been there, but I’ll take everything you gave us” (@LaloRios25).

There were transfer markets Falcao was on River Plate’s radar but there was a deal to make his return. These attempts happened during the eight and a half years that Marcelo Gallardo managed, as the two played together at the club and know each other a lot.

This March 6, 2005 before Glory, Falcao only played four minutes, but it was enough to register his official debut for Núñez’s first team. Four years earlier, he had arrived at the club from Fair play Lancers and, after the South American Sub 17 match in 2001, River Plate did not hesitate to incorporate it. He continued his training at the entity millionaire and, once the then-coach made his debut, Leonard Astradaconfirmed the confidence that the young Colombian has started to be his thing, the goals.

As the party narrative indicates, in 111 encounters with the River Plate jacket, El Tigre scored 45 goals and I provide nine assists. He had a good goalscoring average, almost one every just over two games. Although beyond his annotations, what marked the fan was the delivery in the rival zone. How did he come out at the press to cause the error in the exit of the other team or to take advantage of a certain lack of concentration in the defense.

As depicted in the crossover, in mid-2009 Falcao emigrated to Europe and continued playing for Porto. There he started his journey through the Old World and also played for Atlético Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Monaco, Galatasaray and since 2021 he has done so for Rayo Vallecano.

He has also become a benchmark for his team and although he did not qualify for South Africa 2010 he was a fixture for Brazil 2014 but a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee sidelined him. He got his revenge four years later at Russia 2018 and scored one of three goals against Poland.

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