Radamel Falcao García responded with a great goal in his debut with Vallecano Ray to all the expectation that was generated by his arrival. The Colombian striker entered the second half and only nine minutes were enough to seal the win at home against Getafe. His score was just one more incentive to the illusion that Vallecas has been living since the signing of Tigre was announced.
Francisco 'Piti' Medina Luna, third historical scorer of the Spanish team with 57 goals in 233 games in both the first and second divisions, spoke with AS Colombia on the importance of the attacker's arrival at Rayito and He described him as one of the best signings in the history of the club together with Hugo Sánchez, who wore the crossover band t-shirt during the 1990s.
The former Spanish striker assured that although he had a very good performance in his first game, thinks that he is not yet ready to be part of Andoni Iraola's starting eleven for the match against Athletic Club de Bilbao, this Tuesday in San Mamés. On the other hand, Piti agreed with other referents of Rayo Vallecano that Falcao is perfectly associated with the values and ideals of the club.
Piti, former Rayo Vallecano player
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Arrival of Falcao to Rayo: “As a Rayista I saw his debut with great enthusiasm. All this time we waited for the arrival of Radamel, it has been a huge illusion for everyone because he is a very important player in LaLiga and that he returned to Spain is exciting, especially for Rayismo.”
Goal debut: “We know what Radamel is in Spain, he is a scorer, a very important player in LaLiga and arriving at Rayo and scoring in the first La Liga game will help him to regain confidence and hopefully he can score many goals. so that he can once again be the Falcao that we all want. “
Expectations with Falcao: “Falcao will contribute a lot because for all the teammates, having a player like Radamel will give confidence to others, he is a very important player that all the players will look at. He will be a clear example of professionalism, but above all. all scoring goals. I'm convinced he's going to give Rayo a lot of points. “
Fan illusion: “Falcao is going to have the affection of the fans. The fans of Rayo are one of the best in Spain in which they cover the player 100%. That is what Falcao needs right now, he needs to feel the affection of a The fans will feel important again and at Rayo they will. The players always feel close to the fans and with their goals they will love them. “
Importance of your signing: “It is a historical signing. It is the signing with Hugo Sánchez, the most important and mediatic that the club has had. Since Hugo Sánchez there was no reinforcement like that. The arrival of Radamel Falcao delighted all Rayismo including me that when I found out I I was happy. I'm looking forward to him continuing to score goals, scoring many points and continuing to enjoy him like all the fans. “
Falcao and Rayo connection: “Falcao complies with all the values of Rayo Vallecano. From the first game it has been seen that Falcao is a good guy as well as being a good footballer and that Rayismo will appreciate. Humility and closeness are valued here and he gathers the requirements”.
Holder against Athletic ?: “They have to be calm with him, it is his first game and he has scored a goal that has given him confidence, you have to be calm with him, that he adds minutes little by little and as soon as the coach sees it, he may give him 90 minutes because he is a very important player. “
Iván Mauricio Arboleda: “I had references about him, they have spoken to me very well. I hope we can see him, that he can play good games and stop all he can because as I know he is a good goalkeeper. These two signings that have come from Colombia are going to excite us and they are going to give us a lot of points “.