Falcao returns with a goal but retires with discomfort

Radamel Falcao García scored the first of three goals this Sunday with which the Galatasaray tied 3-3 against Gaziantep in the match for round 28 of the Turkish league in which the gunner excelled, but was replaced in the second half by some discomfort in his right leg.

Unlike what happened last weekend, when the Istanbul team fell 2-0 on their visit to Rizespor and 'El Tigre' had an opaque night, this Sunday, on the return of football to the stadium Ali Sami Yen those led by Fatih Terim they took out all their weapons and started attacking the team Gaziantep from the initial beep.

The first opportunity came very quickly, in the 3rd minute, and it was had by the former Atlético de Madrid player, who received only a cross from Henry Onyekuru and even had time to settle down but took a loose shot that was not difficult for the goalkeeper to tackle. Gunay Güvenc.

Although he could not celebrate at his first opportunity, 'El Tigre' began to leave the area to associate with Sofiane Feghouli and Younès Belhanda, with whom he began to wreak havoc on a defense that gave many advantages and spaces in some sections of the game.

Despite the good performance of the Istanbul, the locals went ahead with a bit of Papy Djilobodji in the 17th minute heading a cross from a corner kick that took Guray Vural.

At the 29th minute, the Colombian fell to the ground in the area in a dubious move in which he seemed to be knocked down by the central defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik but that referee Alper Ulusoy reviewed with the VAR and decided not to point.

Very soon, just six minutes later, the also former player of Monaco and Manchester United returned to the goal in a great move with Feghouliwho on a wall He served a poisonous pass for the Colombian to take a right hand, beat Güvenc and score, which caused the celebration of the technician Terim.

This is the tenth goal of Falcao in the Turkish league and the first after returning from the break the previous weekend, since the last time he scored was on March 8 in the 2-2 draw with Sivaspor on Matchday 25.

In the 40th minute, the 'Galata' took the lead with scoring from Belhanda and began to direct a game that became entangled with the initial goal of the rival.

In the complementary stage, 'el Tigre' maintained his good level and helped his team attack, who suffered from the 55th minute when Ahmet Calik was sent off but managed to score the third goal on a good move by the Uruguayan Marcelo Saracchi which he defined with a right hand Feghouli.

However, the Colombian turned on the alarms at minute 73 when he began to touch his right thigh and asked for the change. A minute later he left the field and was replaced by the Nigerian Jesse Sekidika.

Falcao, whose discomfort seems not serious, was one of the best in Galatasaray, who after his departure could not bear the onslaught of a rival who took advantage of Calik's expulsion to discount in the 78th minute thanks to both Patrick Twumasi and, after suffering the cancellation of a goal by the VAR in 96, equalizing in 115 with a penalty from Romanian Alexandru Maxim.

With the result, the 'Galata' missed the setback of the Sivasspor, who equaled 2-2 on his visit to Konyaspor, and stagnated in fourth place in the general classification with 51 units, seven from the leader Basaksehir.

The next challenge of Falcao And his team will be, precisely, the team that occupies the first place in the table today, which they will visit next Sunday in a key duel to maintain their aspirations to win a new league title.