Falcao Delivers Emotional Speech to Hapoel Tel Aviv Before Atalanta Match

Before Hapoel Tel Aviv's decisive Conference League match against Atalanta on August 28, 2026, midfielder Falcao gave an inspiring speech in the locker room. Despite the team ultimately being eliminated, Falcao motivated his teammates by sharing a personal story about his son Matias, who was upset about missing the game because he missed his friends. Falcao told his teammates that while Atalanta might be the stronger team, Hapoel had the better family spirit, which he believed would lead to future success. He promised his son that he would attend the next stage of the competition, emphasizing that he has never broken a promise to him. The speech highlighted the strong bond within the team and Falcao’s leadership ahead of the match, which ended with a respectable performance despite the elimination.