Doctor Gives Falcao 55% Chance of Recovering Just in Time for World Cup
Monaco striker, Radamel Falcao’s bid to recover in time to play for Colombia in the World Cup in June has been boosted after successfully completing the first phase of
his recovery following a left-knee operation.
The French club said in a statement on Wednesday that the Colombia forward will go to a sports clinic in Madrid in close collaboration with the medical department of Monaco, on Thursday to pursue the second phase.
Falcao had the operation on 25 January in Portugal and Doctors have now given the player a 55 percent chance of playing in the World Cup. “Monaco and the player would like to thank all the people who took care of Falcao, in particular the medical department of Dr Jose Carlos Noronha and (the) club of FC Porto,” Monaco said.
The 28-year-old Falcao, who joined Monaco from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth around £53 million in the summer, tore knee ligaments following a heavy challenge during a French Cup game against amateur side Chasselay on 22 January. Monaco recently signed the Dimitar Berbatov from Fulham to fill in for Falcao until the end of the season. Colombia’s first game is against Greece on June 14.
