Atletico Madrid's slim hopes of catching Spanish leader Barcelona were dealth a blow on Sunday when forward Radamale Falcao sustained a leg injury that will sideline the team's top scorer for about 3 weeks.
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Falcao came up lame while sprinting for a ball and immediately asked to be substituted in the 57th minute of Atletico's 2-0 win over Levante. He walked off clutching the upper part of his left leg.
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Atletico's coach Diego Simeone said the Columbia stricker will be out for '20 days'.
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'' We don't know exactly what he has, but he is hurt. He will rest and that will serve him well '', Simeone said.
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'' Falcao will be a great reinforcement for us when he comes back ''.