Falcao scored, redeemed himself from his ‘sin’ at the Metropolitan… and didn’t celebrate

Every time like that Radamel Falcao visit to Metropolitan It becomes one of the great attractions of the party. The third time was the charm for him in his visits to the new mattress stadium. Interestingly, the Colombian removed one of the thorns that is carried in silence, in one’s personal career.

The ‘tiger‘ scored a tie for Vallecano Rayin the game his team played against the team coached by Diego Pablo Simeon. He did it in the last minute of regulation time after a hand of Gimenez which was again arbitrated by VAR. He pushed aside, cheated Ivo Grbic and put 1-1 on the scoreboard.

He did not celebrate. Because for fans of Atletico Madrid he is an idol. He’s one of the types that the mattress hobby loves the most. His two years were simply magical. The Colombian arrived Atletico Madrid in the 11/12 campaign. He scored 70 goals in 91 official matches with the elastic mattress and won three titles: Europa League (11/12), European Super Cup (2012) and King’s Cup (12/13).

On his first visit to mattress stadium, with Monaco in 2018, the rojiblanco club gave him a small tribute. The fans sang for him and him Athletic gave him a replica of the flags of hall of fame which is another place of recognition in the stadium where his image is and the impressive numbers he has achieved.

By the way, in that game he missed a penalty against a Jan Oblak with a majestic demeanor about him comforting him. This time, four years later, the ‘Tigre’ did not disappoint and scored his first goal in Metropolitan.

On his second visit, last year, he left without scoring, with the feeling that it was not his day and with a sense of defeat. Of course, with the love of the red and white fans, who once again recognized him as one of them.