Radamel Falcao Equals Colombian Goalscoring Record with Emphatic Penalty

Last week, Radamel Falcao was three goals away from Arnoldo Iguaran's record of 24 international goals for the Colombian national team.

In the space of five days—and despite suffering troubling domestic form—the Manchester United star has now equalled the record.

El Tigre scored twice in Colombia's 6-0 friendly win in Bahrain last Thursday, showing the kind of pace and precision that has been noticeably absent from his domestic form...

On Monday, Los Cafeteros remained in the Middle East to take on Kuwait in Abu Dhabi. The World Cup quarter-finalists emerged 3-1 winners, with Falcao blasting home an emphatic penalty in the 74th minute... 

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Falcao knows how to take a penalty https://t.co/DlIfazNavJ

— Bookie Insiders™ (@Bookieinsiders) March 30, 2015"

Falcao's record-equalling penalty made for some compelling statistics...

The 29-year-old's newfound form brought a mixed reaction from Twitter... 

The Internet may have been impressed by Falcao's reemergence, but not as impressed as the wife and family of the man himself...

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