However, while they’re more than happy to bemoan his goal-scoring ability, even his biggest critics wouldn’t wish any serious harm on the Colombian striker.
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Radamel Falcao (C) reacts after a crash with Yoan Cardinale (R) on September 21, 2016 at Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, France.
As you can see in the video below, the impact came at high speed with Falcao’s head and neck seeming to take the brunt of it as he bounced to the floor.
The injury was sustained in Monaco’s 4-0 Ligue 1 defeat by Nice where Falcao collided with the opposing goalkeeper and suffered a concussion.
“I don’t think it was a foul”, Cardinale added.
The former Porto and Atletico Madrid striker, who spent the last two seasons on loan at Manchester United and Chelsea, underwent an MRI scan at the Princess Grace hospital in the principality, the results of which were “normal”, according to reports.
Falcao’s coach Leonardo Jardim revealed the news that his lethal attacker is still under observation and criticised the referee for allowing the incident to go unpunished.
“In most places in Europe that’s a red card”, said Jardim.
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‘When a player takes such a risk [to injure an opponent], there has to be some sort of punishment’.
