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In the Spanish "Primera" league, leading the second place Madrid "Atletico" team, Colombian leader Radamel Falcao suffered an injury and will not play for about three weeks.
The 26-year-old forward suffered the injury in Sunday's match against Valencia's "Levante", which the team from the capital won 2-0. In the 57th minute of the match, R. Falcao chased the ball and pulled a calf muscle, immediately being replaced.
After the match, "Atletico" coach Diego Simeone stated that without the Colombian legionnaire, Atletico's players will have to play for about three weeks. However, exact prognosis should be confirmed after tests on Monday.
This season, R. Falcao has already scored 18 goals in the "Primera" league, and his excellent performance allows the Madrid club to firmly hold the second place in the standings. Although they are 8 points behind the leading team "Barcelona", their eternal rival Madrid "Real" in third place is 7 points behind them.
In the match against "Levante", the first goal was scored by Adrian, a forward who often plays behind R. Falcao.
"Adrian is a very important player for us. Everyone knows my opinion about him, he just needs to prove himself on the field. We need his skills on the field," said D. Simeone.
Adrian will have time to prove to the coach what he is worth, as it is predicted that R. Falcao will miss at least three matches. These include Thursday's King's Cup (Copa del Rey) match against Seville's "Real Betis" and two "Primera" league matches - against the same "Real Betis" and Bilbao's "Athletic".
